No he's more or less a fictional character in a movie. There was a Thomas Gates who was a general but had nothing to do with the assassination.
It is the income per man hour
Italian city-states like Venice and Genoa were located on the trade routes that linked the rest of western Europe with the East. Both these city-states became bustling trading centers. ... The increase of trade led to a new kind of economy. During the middle ages people traded goods for other goods.
C. A Persian government official who spends a great deal of time focusing on whether his actions have been good or evil