Question

Historians believe that Florence, Italy, was the birth-place of the Renaissance because Florence
A) was home to many people from China and Japan.
B) remained loyal to the Pope during the Reformation.
Eliminate
C) avoided being affected by the plagues that struck Europe.
D) was a wealthy center of trade in the late Medieval period.

Answer 1

Historians believe that Florence, Italy, was the birth place of the Renaissance because Florence was a wealthy center of trade in the late Medieval Period. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the last option or option "D". I hope this answer helps you in you quest.

Answer 2

The geographical position of Italy in general, and Florence as a medieval city-state, in the Mediterranean Sea, is a favorable position for the development of a trade center. Thus, the political and economic power of the Fiorentine traders and bankers is centralized, which enables the undisturbed flow of goods and money, and inevitably the flow of new ideas in science, politics, art. A rich and dynamic environment is the best climate for the emergence of new directions in art, even the Renaissance. Such an environment and the position of Florence also contributes to the new ideas that are born here extend to the rest of Europe.

The answer is D)