1. The Renaissance
People looked towards Italy as the centre of new learning. People who travelled were drawn to Italy; if traders wanted luxury goods they went to Italy for example, in the fifteenth century Florence was one of the most famous and beautiful cities in the world. ... The Renaissance began in northern and central Italy. In the middle of the sixteenth century Italy was split up into about 200 city-states. ... The citizens of Northern Italy were very proud of their city states. ...
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