Why did the growth of trade and industry weaken feudalism?

a.
peasants left manors for towns where they could find work.

b.
the rise of a merchant class weakened the power of monarchs.

c.
feudal manors switched from agriculture to manufacturing.

d.
agriculture stopped being profitable because merchants imported food.

which of the following is a major reason that italy was the birthplace of the renaissance?

a.
city-states in italy were centers of trade and commerce.

b.
italian scholars had preserved much of the learning of ancient rome.

c.
many of the great writers of the renaissance were italian.

d.
feudalism had been stronger in italy than in other parts of europe.

the secularism of the renaissance was a shift from what feature of medieval life?

a.
manor economy

b.
feudal system

c.
emphasis on religious values

d.
study of classical learning

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was known as a center for the arts during the renaissance, as well as for its commerce and banking.