Why was Italy the centre of the Renaissance?

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What does the word 'Renaissance' mean?

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Re-birth

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Italy's geographical position is best described as what? Options: an island, an achipelago, land-locked, a peninsular

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a peninsular

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Which term best describes how Italy was organised politically by the start of the 1400s?

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Independent city states

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How did the fact that Italy was divided into areas ruled by different cities help the Renaissance happen?

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They competed with each other to build the best buildings and employ the best scientists.

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What percentage of Italians lived in towns and cities by the 1400s?

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10%

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Which of these reasons was NOT a benefit of living in an Italian town? They were protected by walls so rich people felt safe., Goods were taxed so towns became very wealthy., Towns were crowded so disease spread quickly., Ideas could spread more rapidly.

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Towns were crowded so disease spread quickly.

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What was the name of the family that ruled Florence for much of the Renaissance period?

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Medici

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What did people fleeing the Muslim conquest of Constantinople bring back to Italy after 1453 that helped the Renaissance develop?

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Ancient Greek and Roman manuscripts containing knowledge that had been lost in Europe for centuries.