1. leonardo da vinci was an excellent example of renaissance italy's social ideal because he

a. was a politician, and politicians were considered the pinnacle of human achievement.
b. came from a wealthy family and greatly improved his family's status in society.
c. wrote grand romantic poetry and insightful political treatises.
d. was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician.
2. the city-state that was led by a group of wealthy merchant-aristocrats was
a. rome.
b. the papal states.
c. milan.
d. venice.

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Which column and row references are updated when you copy the formula: =sum($b5: d$15)? a. column b and row 5 b. column d and row 5 c. column d and row 15 d. column b and row 15

Read the paragraph. before the industrial revolution, most goods were made by hand, in peoples’s homes. workers would buy raw materials and complete each step in the process to make a finished product. manufacturing by hand took a long time, and therefore, the prices for finished goods was high. industrialization changed all that. machines took over the manufacturing process. these machines were much more efficient than workers creating items by hand. this meant that many more items could be produced, drastically reducing their price, and making them more affordable for consumers. which would be the best example to use to support the information in this body paragraph?