"<span>b. Wealthy merchants in northern Europe offered enormous sums of money to Renaissance artists who would reveal their secrets" was not a way in which this happened. Renaissance artists and thinkers were not secretive with their methods or ideals. </span>
I believe it was '<span>Shamash,'</span>
Answer:
most likely limited government
The wealthiest citizens of ancient Rome were "patricians"--meaning literally "fathers". These people were not only the wealthiest but had by far the most political sway of any other social group.