a. Increase in trade/rise of merchant class
b. Crusades/fall of Constantinople (1453 CE)
c. New technology from America
d. The rediscovery of classical texts
The correct answer is letter D
The reason, according to Renaissance thinking, was a manifestation of the human spirit that brought the individual closer to God. By exercising his ability to question the world, man simply gave way to a gift given by God (Neoplatonism). Another fundamental aspect of Renaissance works was the privilege given to human actions, or humanism. This characteristic was represented in the reproduction of everyday situations and in the rigorous reproduction of human traits and forms (naturalism). This humanistic aspect was inspired by another key point of the Renaissance: the praise for the artistic conceptions of Classical Antiquity or Classicism.
expanded his kingdom
B.
surrendered the pope to the Lombards
C.
expanded education and learning
D.
supported monasteries in their efforts to preserve learning
The correct answer is B. surrendered the pope to the Lombards
Answer:
Humans have discovered things like technology innovations which have eventually spread to lesser developed countries with a high population in poverty and famine like India and Africa. These technological advancements like the 2nd and 3rd Agricultural Revolutions and eventually Aquaculture, have allowed many parts of the world experiencing these "population checks" to curve their large populations hunger with larger yields of crops and hybrids of them.