Question

Which activity helped Renaissance spread beyond Italy to northern Europe?

Choose all answers that are correct
A. Invading armies took Italian artwork and ideas home

B. Arabian traders sold Italian artworks to German Princes

C. Scholars traveled from monastery to monastery carrying Italian ideas and books with them

D. Merchants spread the world about Italian accomplishments

Answer 1

A and D are the correct answers. France and Germany both attacked Italian city-states after the Renaissance which exposed them to new ideas. After this period, during peacetime, trade increased, and merchants spread the word about Italian accomplishments.