Which statements accurately explain why the renaissance began in the italian city-states? choose all answers that are correct. a. italian city-states were unified under one central government long before most other european countries, and that allowed the government to sponsor the arts. 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.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.