Explain the factors that lead to the shifts in the social structure of boccaccioís italy.
i'm reading the decameron and this is a short response question. helll!

Giovanni boccaccio lived during the beginning of the italian renaissance, which was a period of significant change in italy, as well as in the rest of europe. disease and changes to the european weather patterns led to changes in population location and mass. new social classes emerged as the merchant class rose in power and the economics of europe began changing from agriculture to trade. and the rediscovery of classical learning and art led to new ideas and the growth of urban universities. as a result of these forces, 14th century italy shifted from an agricultural society to an increasingly urbane and learned society.
another factor that caused population location and mass to shift was the bubonic plague. as people fled the plague, or tried to avoid it altogether, they moved to new locales. despite the higher death tolls in cities, many people fled to urban centers as those were the only places where they could find a means to survive. the plague also dramatically reduced the population of many areas, which led to changes in population dynamics, including allowing people to change profession and even climb social classes.

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