During the early 1300s, italian cities were at the center of a trade network that connected arab and european civilizations. this connection between cultures contributed to
a. a military alliance between the muslims and italians and the end of foreign economic competition.
b. a strong reaction against new ideas and the suppression of the italian renaissance.
c. the spread of the muslim faith italy and the beginning of bloody religious conflicts.
d. the rediscovery of classical ideas and the beginning of the italian renaissance.