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B 11 SS 17.1

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secular more interested in this world than in religion
Advantages of city states each could have own culture, supported art and science, allowed people to study Greek and Roman knowledge , patriotism, rulers generous to their cities, end to feudalism (see book and notes)
Diplomacy the art of negotiating
Disadvantages of city states common people miss treated, Italy was weaker, battles between city states, high taxes lead to poor people and very rich, sometimes hired soldiers took over, rich leaders controlled banking (see book and notes)
Florence wealthy city-state due to cloth and banking
Renaissance means rebirth
Reasons the Renaissance began in Italy Had been center of Roman Empire, became wealthy so people could pay artists, competition between city states made wealthy nobles hire artists to make their city better. (see book and notes)
Venice wealthy city-state due to ship-building
Marco Polo Merchant and explorer from Venice
Mercenary a hired soldier
Medici wealthy family of bankers
Why city states became wealthy Trade helped by geography, crusades, and Mongol empire, artisans were able to work with the raw materials and sell them (see book and notes)
urban noble made money from trade and not land
doge duke or head of the city-state of Venice
Niccolo Machiavelli diplomat in Florence who claimed people were greedy
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