The main reason why Florence was able to enjoy a flourishing of the arts in the 15th century is because they had many wealthy families who acted as "patrons" of the arts by funding the projects of many great artists.
<em>Enlightenment philosophers </em><em>John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau </em><em>all developed theories of government in which </em><u><em>some or even all the people would govern.</em></u>
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Explanation:
<em>These thinkers valued reason, science, religious tolerance, and what they called (natural rights) life, liberty, and property.</em>
