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What role did merchants play in the development of the Renaissance in Italy?

Answer 1

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Merchants also contributed to the Renaissance by making basic education more widespread, especially in math and accounting. The growth of the merchant class meant that a lot more people needed to learn, read, count, and do basic math, so they could keep track of their sales

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Answer 2

Answer:The bankers like the Medici and other businessmen such as wool merchants of Florence provided the money to support artists such as Da Vinci and Michelangelo during the renaissance. Without rich people paying the artists, the Renaissance would not have been so beautiful and amazing paintings, sculptures, and architecture.

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