Florence, where the Italian Renaissance began, was an independent republic. It was also a banking and commercial capital and, after London and Constantinople, the third-largest city in Europe. Wealthy Florentines flaunted their money and power by becoming patrons, or supporters, of artists and intellectuals
His primary commitment was to preserving/restoring the Union.
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Well, this is a toughfy.. I really want to say C. Mesopotamian Empire. But if that not correct than B. would would be my second choice.
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At first she tried to follow a 'middle way' which promoted Protestantism but allowed for forms of worship which would allow Catholics to compromise. This failed. The Pope excommunicated her in 1570.
British and French disputes over the borders in the Ohio River Valley was one of the major causes of the opening of the American front in during the Seven Years War. This conflict would later come to be known as the French and Indian War.