9. The Medici family, a wealthy banking family of Florence, exerted their influence during
(A) the Renaissance.
(B) the Catholic Reformation.
(C) Italian Unification.
(D) the rule of Mussolini.
(E) the Cold War
The Medici family ruled the city of Florence throughout the Renaissance. They had a major influence on the growth of the Italian Renaissance through their patronage of the arts and humanism.