They did all the usual things people do with money: earned it, saved it, spent it, loaned it, invested it, and left it in their wills. The Merchant of Venice in Shakespeare's play is Antonio, who was in a cash flow bind because he had invested all of his money. Shylock was not a merchant; he was a moneylender.
they became merchants
The Merchant of Venice is one, but their are references in other works.
Accounting is believed to have been originated and developed by the MERCHANTS OF VENICE.
Genoa and Venice
Genoa and Venice
Merchants made money by selling goods or trading goods.
Venice is in Italy, and Italy uses the Euro (€).
the Great council
The Euro
A monopoly on trade between the eastern Mediterranean and Europe was held by the merchants of: {| |- | Portugal Genoa and Venice Spain France |}
depends
They asked for grants