Which period in european history is most closely associated with these statements?
classical greco-roman ideas were revived by men like leonardo da vinci.
wealthy patrons supported the arts and education.
humanism spread throughout western europe.
protestant reformation
renaissance
middle ages
industrial revolution

The Renaissance.

Explanation:

The Renaissance influenced the arts, architecture, literature , music and even daily customs. It started in Italy in the 14th century. Classical culture (ancient Greece, Rome) was rediscovered and reinterpreted; painters found new motives , expressed in wonderfully colored works; cathedral and public buildings were design in new styles. The Renaissance is a time of humanistic flowering, of revisiting the joys and meaning of life, leaving behind the gray and strict canons of the previous periods  of the Middle Ages.

(d) rivers.

explanation:

civilizations developed around rivers because their waters provided places to hunt and fish. also, as the rivers flooded, the lands around them became fertile. this allowed them to support farming. this is especially true of the nile river, which flooded the same time each year.

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