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How did Charles Schwab make his fortune?
There are two wealthy people called Charles Schwab. Charles R. Schwab is an investor and businessman. He set up a company giving financial services which has grown to be a massive corporation, earning its founder a fortune. Charles M. Schwab made his fortune in the steel business. He is most associated with the Bethlehem Steel Company in Pennsylvania, which became one of the largest steel companies in the USA.
The Southern became strong and prosperous?
economy
Where Martha work before she became an entreperneur?
Stockbroker
What happened to stocks when the stock market crashed?
became worthless
How did the Robber Barons control businesses?
They became rich by building monoplies
Who became wealthy from tenant farming?
Merchants
What was one result of European merchants trading along the silk road?
they became art patrons
Why did a new class of wealthy Romans emerge after the conquest?
The equites were an entrepreneurial class of bankers, moneylenders, merchants, investors of shipping and mining, public works contractors, and (during the late republican period) tax collectors. Thy were the second highest order in Roman society. They did not emerge after the conquests. They existed before the conquests and became wealthy during the conquests (these occurred over many centuries).
Why were Swahili states so wealthy and powerful?
Swahili states became wealthy and powerful due to their strategic location along maritime trade routes in the Indian Ocean, which allowed them to control trade between Africa, Arabia, India, and beyond. They also prospered through trade in valuable commodities, such as gold, ivory, spices, and slaves. Additionally, the Swahili city-states developed a sophisticated urban culture, with skilled craftsmen, vibrant markets, and cosmopolitan influences.
The merchants fit the ancient roman difinition of patrician?
The merchants did not fit into the definition of a patrician. The patricians were a landowning aristocracy. Merchants fitted into the equestrian order (ordo equite). These were bankers, moneylenders, merchants and investors in shipping and mining. This order was the second highest rank in Roman society.
What was the attitude of church leaders and the wealthy towards the art?
The attitude of church leaders and the wealthy toward the arts was encouraging because they would spend a huge amount of money for the arts. They became patrons of the arts by financially supporting artists.
What was the attitude of church leaders and the wealthy toward the art?
The attitude of church leaders and the wealthy toward the arts was encouraging because they would spend a huge amount of money for the arts. They became patrons of the arts by financially supporting artists.
What attitude of church leaders and the wealthy toward the arts?
The attitude of church leaders and the wealthy toward the arts was encouraging because they would spend a huge amount of money for the arts. They became patrons of the arts by financially supporting artists.
The patronage of the Medici family allowed Renaissance artists to?
display their wealth and splendor
How did merchants and skilled workers benefit from roman prosperity?
The merchants would certainly benefit from the increased profit from trade and the skilled workers such as the craftsmen would benefit from the demand for their work. As the population became more wealthy and prosperous they were able to afford to hire people to make their mosaics, murals, jewelry, statuary, etc.The merchants would certainly benefit from the increased profit from trade and the skilled workers such as the craftsmen would benefit from the demand for their work. As the population became more wealthy and prosperous they were able to afford to hire people to make their mosaics, murals, jewelry, statuary, etc.The merchants would certainly benefit from the increased profit from trade and the skilled workers such as the craftsmen would benefit from the demand for their work. As the population became more wealthy and prosperous they were able to afford to hire people to make their mosaics, murals, jewelry, statuary, etc.The merchants would certainly benefit from the increased profit from trade and the skilled workers such as the craftsmen would benefit from the demand for their work. As the population became more wealthy and prosperous they were able to afford to hire people to make their mosaics, murals, jewelry, statuary, etc.The merchants would certainly benefit from the increased profit from trade and the skilled workers such as the craftsmen would benefit from the demand for their work. As the population became more wealthy and prosperous they were able to afford to hire people to make their mosaics, murals, jewelry, statuary, etc.The merchants would certainly benefit from the increased profit from trade and the skilled workers such as the craftsmen would benefit from the demand for their work. As the population became more wealthy and prosperous they were able to afford to hire people to make their mosaics, murals, jewelry, statuary, etc.The merchants would certainly benefit from the increased profit from trade and the skilled workers such as the craftsmen would benefit from the demand for their work. As the population became more wealthy and prosperous they were able to afford to hire people to make their mosaics, murals, jewelry, statuary, etc.The merchants would certainly benefit from the increased profit from trade and the skilled workers such as the craftsmen would benefit from the demand for their work. As the population became more wealthy and prosperous they were able to afford to hire people to make their mosaics, murals, jewelry, statuary, etc.The merchants would certainly benefit from the increased profit from trade and the skilled workers such as the craftsmen would benefit from the demand for their work. As the population became more wealthy and prosperous they were able to afford to hire people to make their mosaics, murals, jewelry, statuary, etc.
How did florence and the Medici family become so wealthy?
Florence became wealthy because of trade and banking, during the crusades many ships would bring soldiers to fight and often they transported and traded. Also, since bankers handled the Church's transactions, they gained a large portion of those transactions, the Medici family originated as bankers and traders and became wealthy from it.
Who benifited from roman empires prosperity?
Basically, the rich got richer and the poor got poorer. The elites of the conquered areas benefitted from integration into the economy and the trading networks of the empire. In Tome it was the patricians and the equites who benefitted the most.. The former were aristocrats who were large landowners. The latter were merchants, bankers, moneylenders and investors in shipping and mining. Some enterprising people (often freedmen) also became wealthy.
