Venice and Florence emerged as key centers of trade in the Mediterranean, based on the trade of silk, cotton, wool and spices. The Italian city-states were the bridge between the Byzantine Empire, Western Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
The earliest Chinese people did not have to worry about invasions from foreign countries because of their strong army and geography. The Chinese army present in ancient times were very strong and able to defend their lands. Chinese also build china wall in order to protect their lands from the invasion of other people. The geography of china also made difficult for the invaders to capture china.
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