How Did Florence Helped The Renaissance

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Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance. Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance because there were wealthy families like the Medici family. This helped the birthplace of the Renaissance because all of the Renaissance families who proved to people that they were rich because they had paintings. The painters , or artists, like Michelangelo were patron for a year to make an art piece. This helped the Renaissance substantially grow because the art dated back to the Roman and Greeks time period. This helped the Renaissance because it started a chain reaction for every small shop to flourish in this

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