ad 1204
The Mediterranean.Apex.
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Venice
Venice became cultural center because of trade
Venice was sucsecful of its trade routes
Three cities that became centers of trade in the ancient world were Alexandria in Egypt, Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) in the Byzantine Empire, and Venice in Italy.
Venice
Venice was one of the two Italian cities that monopolized trade with the far east.
They both became wealthy and popular as a result of trade.
Venice did because all the trade routes went right through it. I don't know about Portugal.
because they liked to trade with each other
This was because they were all located in good trade areas so they had good trade which provided a strong economy. Since they became wealthy everyone went there for trade and travel so they kept on becoming richer.