Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the correct response would be through a "mutual understanding," since this was the purpose of the Berlin Conference.
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The statement that best explains why Florence developed as the most important city during the Renaissance is that it was a wealthy merchant city that had ruins of Greco-Roman culture and Greek scholars who fled from Constantinople.
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- The fact that the city of Florence hosted a great number of merchandises of different valuables run by prominent merchants alone made Florence financially stronger than most of its neighboring cities and contributed to its prosperity.
- The ruins of Greco-Roman culture in the city helped attract wealthy tourists from most parts of Europe.
- The Greek scholars were sought advice from in order to run the administration in the best possible manner which helped the city grow and develop.
