Which of the following was not a reason that italy was the birthplace of the renaissance?

a. italian cities grew rich because of trade, which led to patronage of the arts.
b italy was the home of the ancient roman empire.
c. italians were more creative than other europeans.
d. italy had contact with the byzantine and muslim civilizations.

The three estates social system in france ensured balanced representation of all people and treated each social group fairly. true or false ? why?

What does the country say concerning the status of free blacks living in the united states? a) they have the same rights as any other "free" people, and are full citizens. b) they have the same rights as any other "free" people, but are not properly citizens. c) they are citizens, but don't have the full rights granted to other citizens. d) they are not citizens, and have no right to petition the court.

Define the word imperialism. what is your opinion: should the u.s. engage in imperialism? under what circumstances? offer a brief, effective argument against the opinion that you hold.