<P> The European Renaissance began in Tuscany ( Central Italy ) , and centred in the city of Florence . Florence , one of the several city - states of the peninsula , rose to economic prominence by providing credit for European monarchs and laying down the groundwork for capitalism and banking . The Renaissance later spread to Venice , heart of a mediterranean empire and in control of the trade routes with the east since the participation in the crusades and the voyages of Marco Polo , where the remains of ancient Greek culture were brought together and provided humanist scholars with new texts . Finally the Renaissance had a significant effect on the Papal States and Rome , largely rebuilt by Humanist and Renaissance popes ( such as Alexander VI and Julius II ) , who were frequently involved in Italian politics , in arbitrating disputes between competing colonial powers and in opposing the Reformation . </P>
<P> The European Renaissance began in Tuscany ( Central Italy ) , and centred in the city of Florence . Florence , one of the several city - states of the peninsula , rose to economic prominence by providing credit for European monarchs and laying down the groundwork for capitalism and banking . The Renaissance later spread to Venice , heart of a mediterranean empire and in control of the trade routes with the east since the participation in the crusades and the voyages of Marco Polo , where the remains of ancient Greek culture were brought together and provided humanist scholars with new texts . Finally the Renaissance had a significant effect on the Papal States and Rome , largely rebuilt by Humanist and Renaissance popes ( such as Alexander VI and Julius II ) , who were frequently involved in Italian politics , in arbitrating disputes between competing colonial powers and in opposing the Reformation . </P>
what area of italy did the renaissance began
what area of italy did the renaissance began
Tuscany ( Central Italy )
Tuscany ( Central Italy )