kpfa14+Italian+Government

  During the Renaissance there were many city states in Italy such as Florence, Venice, Milan, and Rome. Each city state was an individual county but all city states were connected by one thing, they all were Italian.

 Democratic ideas were very popular especially in Florence. -Government was "run" by influential families (Medici family anyone?) -Many people's egos and ideas clashed from different influential families and this caused much fighting between prominent families in different city states. -That fighting caused the government to refuse trade and support that would help their "enemy" "Italian Renaissance Government." Government of the Renaissance. 6 Jan. 2010.