People tend to follow natural resources/climates and typically exhaust the resources wherever they settle before moving on to a new place. The centers of activity were mostly centered around a body of water in earlier times but today, they are probably centered around large urban areas with factories and businesses.
The correct answer is letter D
Explanation: The Islamic world has a rich artistic tradition of creating highly geometric and symmetrical ornaments. The process of creating Islamic tiles has improved over the centuries. The Palaces of the Alhambra in Granada and Alcazar in Seville, as well as the great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain are examples of the wide variety of geometric patterns on their floors, walls and ceilings.
The statement which accurately explains why the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states is A) Italy is in a good, central location for business and commerce so traders maintained contact with people and ideas from other places. This made movement of people and ideas relatively easy and helped the spread of the Renaissance ideas around Europe.