Question

10.Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Choose all answers that are correct.
A. The Black Plague had not devastated Italy as it had other areas of Europe.
B. Italy's central location provided a good setting for commerce, so trade revived there first.
C. The Middle Ages had little impact on Italy where centralized government and the economy continued to flourish after the fall of Rome.








D.

Italy had been the center of the Roman Empire and the ancient ruins reminded people of Rome's greatness.