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Both were autocratic. Definition of Autocratic: Ruled by one figure.
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Italians were exposed to new ideas as travelers and traders passed through their country.
Italy had big maritime republics such as Genoa and Venice. This meant there was a great influx of different people with different cultures, technology, literature, art and so on. So much contact with other cultures led to the start of the renaissance. Especially when thinkers from Constantinople arrived after the fall of Byzantium.
Euphrates River is where Babylon is located
