Why were Italian towns the first to experience the ideas of humanism?
The towns of Italy were the first to experience the ideas of humanism because of the following reasons:
1. Education spread in Italy by the 13th and 14th centuries.
2. Humanism as a subject was first taught in Italian schools, colleges and universities. Italian people were made aware of humanist views and ideas.
3. Universities were first of all developed here to spread education.
4. A number of classical books were composed by Roman and Greek scholars.
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