becuz of your mom
It was Milan,Genoa,Venice,andFlorence.
because they liked to trade with each other
Rome. Florence and Venice especially grew rich from trade, and as did Genoa to a lesser extent. Rome, though important through most of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, was not a trade city.
Milan, Genoa, Venice, and Florence were the four major trade cities. They allowed importing and exporting, which brought in money.
Genoa and Venice
Genoa and Venice
Italy was not a united country. City-states like Genoa and Venice controlled much of the trade to Asia.
Mediterranean trade after AD 1200 was controlled by Italian towns including Genoa and Venice.
Milan, Genoa, Venice, and Florence
Venice and Genoa are both located on the northeastern and northwestern coasts of Italy, respectively, and they primarily used the Adriatic Sea and the Ligurian Sea for trade and transportation. The Adriatic Sea served as a crucial maritime route for Venice, facilitating its extensive trade networks, while the Ligurian Sea was vital for Genoa's maritime commerce. Both cities leveraged their strategic coastal positions to become powerful maritime republics during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
There was an increase in trade and economic growth in cities along the Mediterranean Sea.