The awnser is b because needed money, goods, and land to build an empire and therefore had to tax
The dedicated patron of the arts who made the Italian city-state of Mantua a center of learning and was considered a "Renaissance woman" was A) Isabella d'Este. She was also noted for her fashion style, which was copied by many French and Italian woman and many men revered her for a being a strong female figure.
The answer to this question is D. Have relatively short histories.
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