Which statement correctly describes the relationship between italian city-states and the european renaissance?
a. the renaissance began when catholic leaders in italian city-states reacted against the northern european ideas of secularism and humanism.
b. the renaissance began in remote germanic villages, where people discovered the ruins of ancient civilizations tied to the italian city-states.
c. the renaissance began in northern europe, where men like johannes gutenberg made revolutionary discoveries that bankers from italian city-states profited from.
d. the renaissance began in italian city-states, where middle-class citizens grew to challenge the traditional powers of feudal europe

YEAH I THINK THE ANSWER IS C, BECAUSE I READ ABOUT IT THE OTHER DAY

in 550 b.c.e. cyrus the great, the leader of the persians, conquered the medes and united the iranian people under one ruler for the first time. cyrus became the first king of the persian empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.