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3. The Renaissance began in Italy for 3 reasons: 1. Italy was the center of the Roman Empire. The Italians thought it was convenient to have the ruins and the art surround them to remember their past. 2. In the 1300’s, the cities in Italy had become very wealthy so they could pay painters, sculptors, architects, and other artists to make new works of art. 3. The last reason is that the region was still divided into many small city- states. The most important cities of the Renaissance are Florence, Venice, Genoa, Milan, and Rome. These city-states helped begin and develop the Renaissance. Answer: Click on the answer button to get the answer.

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5. The city-states got all of their wealth through trade. Trade was very easy for the Italians due to the fact that their geography was a peninsula in a prime location on the Mediterranean Sea. The city-states had perfect coastlines for ports that merchant ships could dock. Since they were very close to many different places like Spain and France, they could trade for a variety of stuff and then sell it again for a higher price and people accepted the price because it was not native to their area. The rise of the Mongol Empire also helped increase trade because they united almost all of Asia turning it into a vast trade network.

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7. They used their wealth to support the arts and promote new ideas. Another thing that helped the Renaissance come about is the competition between the Italian city-states which helped spread the Renaissance idea. In this competition, wealthy nobles and merchants hired artists to produce works of art for their city to increase its fame. When the city-states got more famous, more people wanted to live there. The large number of people led to discussion and sharing of ideas about art. Since Greece had produced many great works of art and literature, the society in Italy wanted to do the same.

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9. Florence is the most famous city in the Renaissance and was very wealthy. On the other hand, Venice is the most wealthy city in the Renaissance. Florence is famous because of the artists who live there and their works. Florence was also very rich. Their wealth first came from trading cloth but then they found another way to stay wealthy – banks and banking. They soon became the experts in knowing the value of coins from different countries. Venice, on the other hand, became the most wealthy city by being experts in building boats and ships. They were so good they could make 100 ships in two months. They are also known for using boats and canals to get from place to place instead of using roads.

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11. They shaped their city-states through politics, government, and diplomacy. Vocabulary:Doge: Venice’s head of the state. Diplomacy: The art of negotiating, or making deals, with other countries. At first, the city-state’s government was based on a republic. A republic is a government that is controlled by its citizens. Then the Italians changed it so that the cities would be ruled by a powerful man who also ran the government. That man was called a doge. Politics in Italy were also very complicated so they had to make a lot of deals with other people so they changed their government to a diplomacy.

12. They shaped their city-states through politics, government, and diplomacy. Vocabulary:Doge: Venice’s head of the state. Diplomacy: The art of negotiating, or making deals, with other countries. At first, the city-state’s government was based on a republic. A republic is a government that is controlled by its citizens. Then the Italians changed it so that the cities would be ruled by a powerful man who also ran the government. That man was called a doge. Politics in Italy were also very complicated so they had to make a lot of deals with other people so they changed their government to a diplomacy.