Well, China was, and still is, an extremely technologically advanced society, especially if you relate back to the Golden Age and different Dynasty’s. You could say that they lacked certain resources (like materialistic or natural) but they used the Silk Road to get those resources and ideas for their technological advancements. Trade examples could be silk, spices, valuable goods, plus the shared ideas for their own ideas. Hope this helps!!
Petrarch is also known for using the vernacular language in his writing instead of Latin. His vernacular writings were later used to set the foundations of the modern Italian language.
