HELP ASAP FOR TEST PLEASE How did the Medici influence the beginning of the Renaissance in Florence? (1 point)
A. As staunch supporters of the Catholic Church, they fought against much of the humanist tendencies of the Renaissance. B. They used their banking wealth and political power to foster art and architecture in the Republic of Florence. C. Establishing a monarchy based in Florence, they sheltered artists and scholars who fled Papal authority.
D. The Medici family was the family in power at the Renaissance and were patrons of the arts.