What was a direct cultural result of the great wealth accumulated by Italian city-states during the late Middle Ages?

A decline in the population of cities as people moved to farms

The funding of magnificent art and architectural projects

The unification of Italy under a single powerful king

A widespread loss of interest in trade with other regions

The city-state of Florence became a major center of the Renaissance primarily through wealth generated from which industries?

Shipbuilding and overseas exploration

Agriculture and wine production

Conquest and collecting tribute from defeated nations.

Commerce with the East and financial lending.

Large-scale farming and exporting grain.

Selling natural resources like timber and stone.

a single empire ruled by a powerful monarch

a collection of independent city-states with their own governments

a territory controlled entirely by the Catholic Church

a series of small farming villages with little central authority

Farming wheat and raising livestock for export across Europe

Mining for gold and selling precious metals to royal families

Manufacturing steel weapons and building fortifications for nobles

Engaging in trade with eastern regions and developing sophisticated banking systems