Answer : The correct answer is : The increase in inflation caused the bankruptcy of many companies, the agricultural economy suffered and declined, the economic uncertainty caused many companies to fail, there was a remarkable growth in unemployment, wages were very low, the need to replace slave labor.
The spread of the Italian innovations and art was spraeding to Europe (THIS IS WHAT SET OFF THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE, IT WAS LIKE A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE OF INNOVATION)
The cities of italy also grew and expanded in size and in power as well