In my group we discussed which driving force would be the most crucial to the Renaissance. We have concluded with Trading and Banking being the driving force that is what makes the Renaissance possible. Since states and cities need to travel to other countries to trade wealth, food, etc. , trading and banking led to explorations, discovery and new knowledge. Another example of the cruciality in trading and banking would be the usage of money. Cities need money to develop and it can gain alot of money through trading. Banking is also used to gain money, which is how patrons got rich, and so they can invest on art, buildings that wasn't thought of before the Renaissance.
