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Ideas could be spread more easily and cheaply

Books could be translated more easily so that multiple nations could access new ideas

knowledge spread quickly worldwide because of books

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Bankers exchange currencies

Bankers gain even more wealth

Soldiers used this to more effectively protect their ships by firing cannons more accurately

Protect the goods in their ships which was meant for trade

Allowed shipbuilders to make measurements  For the hulls of their ships

Sturdier ships could travel further and carry more goods for trade

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Italy’s climate was very helpful for growing crops

they also had a very long growth season

it was very warm which helped for healthy high producing crops

they had a very mild climate

this meant that there were not super strong weather conditions that could impact the crops

also that the trade routes were not super dangerous due to snow, rain, or wind

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Italy was surrounded by water which was very helpful for trade

many trade routes went through the sea which made Italy very accessible to other countries

Italy also had very many port cities that made trade very easy

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the silk road was reopened by the Polo family

Ideas were spread through trade

Innovations were also spread

It was the reason that Italy became wealthy

this meant that wealthy men could afford to buy art off of artists

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Galileo’s early version of calculator for  determining exchange rates for different currencies

It helped banks connect to all European nations

Also helped wealthy families investe in culture by commissioning artists, thinkers, innovators to beautify their cities

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The Medici family created a version of banking

they exchanged currency and lent out loans with interest making them a very wealthy family

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Open social system

meaning people had opportunities to work hard and achieve great things

Hard work was valued so people decided to start trying for mastery in arts and science and so on

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Belief that all people had potential & worth

Encourages people to be the best version of themselves and that they could achieve great things

Questioned everything

Questions how the world works which leads to more active learning towards scientific discovery

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Advanced astronomy

Helped create better building designs and stronger buildings

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Advanced astronomy

Helped develop more precise maps

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Patrons of artists, thinkers, scientists, innovators

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Patrons of artists, thinkers, scientists, innovators

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Supported people to advance their fields

Duke of Mantua offered Galileo a position in his court and he would pay his salary and living expenses to work on his inventions