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Ancient Bubonic Plague Strain Found On Preserved Flea. (2015, November 06). Retrieved November 21, 2017, from http://www.thelatestnews.com/ancient-bubonic-plague-strain-found-on-preserved-flea/

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History.com Staff. (2009). The Medici Family. Retrieved November 21, 2017, from http://www.history.com/topics/medici-family

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"Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country"

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"Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country"

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(arthistoryteachingresources.org/lessons/the-proto-renaissance-in-italy-1200-1400) "During the renaissance, Italy was a collection of city-states, each with it's own ruler. The Pope in Rome, the Medici Family in Florence, the Doge in Venice, the Sforza family in Milan, and the Este family in Ferrara." "In the 14th and 15th centuries, Milan, Venice, and Florence were able to conquer other city-states, creating regional states, however they later gained a balance of power."

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A wealthy class of merchants emerged in the city-states of Italy because of trade. They helped promote the Renaissance and they became political and economic leadership. They became wealthy merchants because of their economic leadership. They were then able to support the arts thanks to their wealth.

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Voorhies, James. (October 2002).“Domestic Art in Renaissance Italy.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dome/hd_dome.htm

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The bubonic plague wiped out almost 25 million people in Europe during the 1300s. It is one of the deadliest plagues to hit Europe.

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The Medici Family ruled the city of Florence throughout the Renaissance. Their patronage of the arts and humanism influenced the growth of the Renaissance. The Medici family merchants and bankers. The Medici family became wealthy for the success in their businesses.

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www.webexhibits.org/feast/context/citystate.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_city-states