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In terms of trade and economics, renaissance = culminating social/economic trends. Italy was not politically unified at this point in time: most of northern italy = divided into small autonomous city states. Meditterantean: didn"t coexist peacefully, competed fiercely with each other for control of mediterranean. Italian merchants = acquiring woolen cloths and selling in mediterranean. Florence/genoa were also sailing over into spain to acquire more supplies, avoiding france: usually stopped in sicily to pick up grain then off to north africa, sold wool and grain and picked up gold from sub-saharan. Used slaves to trade with egypt (worked with. Erosion of egyptian agricultural base: ottomans were growing in power at the same time, ate away at the byzantine empire. Conquered constantinope in 1453 and egypt in: venetians had close relationship with ottomans, were able to ride with ottomans to successful trade. Genoa = shut out of eastern mediterranean, so focused on western.

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