Which statements accurately explain why the renaissance began in the italian city-states? choose all answers that are correct.
a. italy had been the center of the roman empire, and people there saw roman ruins and knew about the classics.
b. pope pious x built an art school in florence that attracted the finest talent from throughout europe.
c. italy is in a good, central location for business and commerce so traders maintained contact with people and ideas from other places.
d. italian city-states were unified under one central governm

1. what was the result of growing nationalism and pan-africanism on european-african relations? africans were encouraged to seek independence from europe. european colonialism grew and strengthened in africa. the change of power from european to african rule went smoothly. africans believed they could live peacefully with europeans.

A. identify the constitutional clause that is common to both mccutcheon v. federal election commission (2014) and citizens united v. federal election commission (2010). based on the constitutional clause identified in part a, explain why the facts of citizens united v. federal election commission (2010) led to a similar holding to the holding in mccutcheon v. federal election commission (2014). describe an action that members of the public who disagree with the holding in mccutcheon v. federal election commission could take to limit its impact.

Match your vocabulary word to its definition. 1. hectare reduced ability of the soil to support life 2. land degradation of spain and portugal 3. mangrove the pressing of soil particles closer together reducing the amount of air between particles 4. salinization 2.5 acres 5. junta group that controls the government 6. iberian small tropical tree 7. compaction higher than normal salt content in the soil