They were important centers of trade with the East and the Byzantine Empire" ANSWER ;C<span> <span>Italy is a prosperous country because of it's architecture and it's religious influence over the entire contry</span></span>HOPE THIS HELPS
The correct answer is option C. "They were important centers of trade with the East and the Byzantine Empire". Italian city-states were prosperous as they served as centers of trade of the Byzantine Empire with the rest of the world in the East. The italian states seized the opportunity of making profits from the transport and sale of goods from one end of the known world to the other.
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The European explorers were looking for resources and trade routes, more specifically a quick and easy water route to the East Indies since the muslim Ottoman empire blocked the middle east.
