Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

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6 reasons why italy rose from the dark ages
Dervila Nallen
Mind Map by Dervila Nallen, updated more than 1 year ago
Dervila Nallen
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Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
  1. Not a united country.
    1. bought, barted and traded.
      1. Loved art.
        1. silk
          1. spices
            1. gunpowder
      2. Italian traders
        1. Contacted Chinese and Arabs
          1. got new ideas from them.
            1. got coffee from Arabs
          2. Found old manuscripts made by Romans
            1. Learnt from past
              1. Developed old knowledge
            2. Ruins scattered in Italy
              1. reminded italians of past.
                1. made them want to discover more about their past
              2. The Pope
                1. He owned large part of Italy
                  1. Rome was the centre of the Catholic church
                2. Constantinople
                  1. Greeks fled to Rome
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