The region also had many sizable towns. Thus, northern Italy was urban while the rest of Europe was still mostly rural. Since cities are often places where people exchange ideas, they were an ideal breeding ground for an intellectual revolution.
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Why was control of Korea desirable to both China and Japan? Japan was an island without many resources, but Korea has many including coal, people to use, etc. Korea can be used to do more industrialization.
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