What is ONE reason 16th century Venetians began opening up their homes for rent? A. Gentrification had slowed housing development. B. An artist-related recession put a squeeze on the local economy. C. The city's housing could not keep up with the population surge. D. Residents were lonely.

The answer is C

The city's housing could not keep up with the population surge.

Explanation:

In the 16th century, vernice was already a center of attraction. Vernice,a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is situated on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges.

The name "VERNICE" is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC. The city was historically the capital of the Defunct Republic of Venice which was a great nation that existed long time ago, By the 16th century, Venice was the capital of its own huge empire and a major crossroads of trade and travel between Europe and the Mediterranean. At the same time, painters including Titian and Giorgione were making the city a centre of Renaissance culture, the population surged from around 100,000 to nearly 170,000. The city housing could not keep up with The population and so many

Venetians began opening up their homes for rent.

north east because it has more forest