Answer:
A. Italian city-states were unified under one central government long before most other European countries, and that allowed the government to sponsor the arts.
C. Italy is in a good, central location for business and commerce so traders maintained contact with people and ideas from other places.
Explanation:
Although a greater example is that there were many rich patrons who were willing to subsidize many art projects and artists.
The US drafted the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Eastern Europe countries.