Question

Why were italian towns the first to experience the ideas of humanism?

Answer 1

1.In 1453, Constantinopole was overthrown and the Turkish empire took the place  of the Eastern empire.
2.Many of the educated men who spoke Greek fled to Italy for safety.
3,Some of them brought books with them.
4.This increased interest among Italians in the ancient Greek literature and language.
5.So,Italian towns,were the first,to experience the ideas of humanism