Answer:
1. Germany invades poland Sept. 25th 1941
2. France falls to German forces June 22nd 1940
3. Battle of britain. Jul, 10th 1940
4. Japan bombs pearl harbor nov, 25th 1941
That would be Florence. This city in Italy, that was often called " the Athens of the Middle Ages" was one of the wealthiest city in the world at one time and a center of commerce and finance. It is considered to be a birth place of the Renaissance. Due to its position at the time as a center of trade Florence dealt with many Islamic Civilizations across the Mediterranean and thus benefited from the trade-base cultural exchange.
