Which statements correctly describe why the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states? Choose all answers that are correct. A. The ruins of the Roman Empire still stood in Italy and people there maintained a connection with the learning of the past. B. Some wealthy merchants used their wealth to support humanist ideas, learning, art, architecture, and literature. C. The popes established a school for artists that attracted the finest talent from throughout Europe. D.Italy had not suffered from the dark days of the Middle Ages or from the plague