What Was an Important Factor in the Emergence of the Italian

question 50

Multiple Choice

What was an important factor in the emergence of the Italian Renaissance?

• A) The decline of religious feeling and belief
• B) The desire to rebound from the Black Death
• C) The rise of wealthy, urban patrons of the arts
• D) The creation of powerful, centralized monarchies

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