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the aristocracy slowly shifted towards English because their attachment with France had waned towards speaking English
During the period of the Renaissance, Italy was divided into numerous small city-states controlled by local wealthy people. There were large differences though from one city-state to another, and while the northern ones were very wealthy and had things going very smoothly, the southern ones were much less successful.
The reason why the northern Italian city-states were so wealthy was mostly the trade. These city-states had excellent large ports. They were producing multiple things that were in high demand and also very well paid for for export, and were getting lot of things they needed and desired from the other parts of the world.
These states had very well developed fleets, and they were trading with multiple Asian regions, Europe, as well as parts of Africa. They were exporting their high quality products. Very often they were buying certain things from one place, then re-sell it in other place buy much higher prices, thus getting more and more wealth over time. That wealth enabled them to get all they needed without any problem, thus making them very stable and strong small states.
The Romans built roads everywhere they went.
It's extremely hard to count exactly how many there are, because many were destroyed, or new roads were built.
Where I got this
information: http://qa.answers.com/Q/What_did_the_Romans_build_in_the_Balkan_countries
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The history of drawing is as old as the history of humankind and has changed and developed through history. New styles developed out of the styles that came before them and changes in drawing styles as well as drawing materials. Artists in Europe before AD 1100 prepared animal skins like parchment or vellum as drawing surfaces. Paper was not made in Europe until the 1100's and for centuries artists made their preparatory drawings on tablets made from slate, wood, and wax.
