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Why Italy?

Growth of cities and city-states

Late Medieval trade routes

Rich and powerful merchant patrons

Justified money by supporting religious artists

Technical innovations in art

Weak Church

Pope was in France

Church was self-absorbed

Only interested in money

"Geography is destiny" -Proximity to sea and trade routes

Middleman in trade

Middle East to Europe

Towns in Italy wealthiest

Concentration of money in wealthy elite

Florence

10% families controlled 90% of the wealth

Artisans and craftsmen and a stagnant economy

Plague due to famine

Declining population

Food was not a profitable investment

Wealth channeled towards artisans and craftsman and luxury goods

Refined trades

Gold

Glassmaking

Focused on Italian city states

Italian city states

Weak popes/church

No strong kings

Various kinds of governments

Merchant oligarchies

Florence

Republic

Venice

Some of Florence

Despot princes

Milan

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