How did the rise of the italian city-states lead to the renaissance?

The Renaissance began in northern and central Italy.  Part of it was because of the properity of Italian city-states.  In Italy, growing towns demanded self-rule and developed into city-states.  Each city consited of a powerful city and the surrounding towns and countryside.  Italian city-states conducted their own trade, collected their own taxes, and made their own laws.  Some city-states, such as Florence, were governed by an elected council.  During the Renaissance groups of guild members, called boards, often ruled Italian city-states.  Some wealthy families gained long-term control; city-states were ruled by a single family, such as the Medicis

sir thomas more, venerated in the catholic church as saint thomas more, was an english lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted renaissance humanist. he was also a councillor to henry viii, and lord high chancellor of england from october 1529 to 16 may 1532.

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