Which statement correctly describes the relationship between italian city-states and the european renaissance?
a. the renaissance began when catholic leaders in italian city-states reacted against the northern european ideas of secularism and humanism.
b. the renaissance began in remote germanic villages, where people discovered the ruins of ancient civilizations tied to the italian city-states.
c. the renaissance began in northern europe, where men like johannes gutenberg made revolutionary discoveries that bankers from italian city-states profited from.
d. the renaissance began in italian city-states, where middle-class citizens grew to challenge the traditional powers of feudal europe

Read the information in the table and answer the question that follows. beliefs of two key leaders in the protestant reformation martin luther john calvin doing good works does not guarantee salvation. he disagreed with the catholic church regarding purgatory and other traditions. he believed god's love is a gift and not a prize to be won from human effort. doing good works does not guarantee salvation. he believed only god knows who will receive salvation. faith is the result of god's forgiveness of sins. based on the information in the table, which statement would most likely be a belief shared by both martin luther and john calvin? a. doing good deeds is not a means to salvation. b. praying will bring a person salvation. c. confessing your sins to a priest will bring penance. d. god has predestined those people who will be saved.