The Renaissance began first in the Italian city-states. These city-states had wealth from commerce and trade that were present in the Middle Ages. Venice was known for its transportation in the silk trade and the spice trade. Many merchants from India and China came in helping to bring along new ideas.
The Renaissance was able to grow continuously, thanks largely in part to the wealthy bankers in this area. These bankers patronized the arts by employing famous painters, architects and sculptors. Italy also developed an appreciation for the classical age and was able to truly live in that appreciation as Italy had many remnants from the classical age through the Romans. There was the Roman's road network, their public buildings, their monuments and their aqueducts system to be admired and researched.
Italy is also thought to have been a country that could stimulate the individualism and creativity seen in the Italian Renaissance due to its small size. It was a much smaller city-state compared to those countries surrounding it.
The answer is the second option
The reason for that is the Silk Road, where all the prices as an item was passed from merchant/seller to merchant/seller the price would increase. By the time it reached the Europeans/Spaniards only the rich people could afford it. Thus they needed to find a way to Asia for silk as well as spices.
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Difference between them are: Orogeny is a mountain building process while epeirogeny is a continent building process. ... In orogeny the rock masses move in tangential direction to the earth's surface while in epeirogeny the rock masses move in radial or vertical direction to the earth's surface.