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Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

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The Italian cities were crossroads of trade and commerce.

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City-states like Florence, Genoa, and Venice became wealthy through ________ luxury goods such as dyes, silks, and spices.

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buying and reselling

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Guilds worked together to ________.

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shape their industries

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What do most people connect Florence to today?

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art

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Which sentence best describes the shift in art that occurred during the Renaissance?

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Renaissance artists wanted to show their subjects as they are in real life: imperfect.

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Johannes Gutenberg invented ________.

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a printing press

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The printing press led to increased ________.

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literacy

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Books spread throughout the world which introduced places to new ideas and increased ________.

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cultural diffusion