Italian city-states like Venice, Genoa, and Florence leveraged their strategic locations along trade routes and coastal areas to become powerful commercial hubs. Their access to the Mediterranean Sea facilitated trade with Asia, Africa, and Europe, allowing them to control maritime trade and acquire valuable goods like spices and textiles. Additionally, their geographic positioning enabled them to develop strong banking systems and foster artistic and cultural exchanges, further enhancing their wealth and influence during the Renaissance.
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The land was generally poor, so to gain food security, trade was used to buy external sources of food.
To gain wealth and respect.
Having sheep can help farm owners gain wealth because they can sell the sheep skin. Sheep owners can gain a lot of money for using the sheepskin to make clothing and, belts, and purses.
To gain Wealth
To gain land for farming
by mining gold
by mining gold
to gain trade monopolies resulting in getting rich
It could gain wealth because Empires are so stupid they give out money. They basically gain wealth STUPIDITY!!! THEY GAIN WEALTH BECAUSE THEY JUST DO!!! LOL!
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Trade
Greed
salt and gold
To gain Wealth
Italy's location helped its city-states grow wealthy from trade and banking but many of the cities fell under the control of stronger rulers.
they gain respect from Lakshmi the goddes of wealth and fortune.