The Renaissance – at least the southern Renaissance – began in Italy, mostly in the cities of Florence, Venice, Milan and Genoa. Additionally some of the oldest universities in the Western World were first established in nothern Italy, in cities like Bologna. Explain fully why the resurgence in art, culture and learning began in Italy, one of the least centralized regions of western Europe, and therefore, one that would have provided only limited support from the government.The Renaissance – at least the southern Renaissance – began in Italy, mostly in the cities of Florence, Venice, Milan and Genoa. Additionally some of the oldest universities in the Western World were first established in nothern Italy, in cities like Bologna. Explain fully why the resurgence in art, culture and learning began in Italy, one of the least centralized regions of western Europe, and therefore, one that would have provided only limited support from the government.