Question

Identify the role of the Italian city-states in the European Commercial Revolution.(1 point)
Responses

Italian city-states fueled the European Commercial Revolution by participating in trade and developing new banking practices.
Italian city-states fueled the European Commercial Revolution by participating in trade and developing new banking practices.

Italian city-states fueled the European Commercial Revolution by participating in the Middle Ages.
Italian city-states fueled the European Commercial Revolution by participating in the Middle Ages.

Italian city-states fueled the European Commercial Revolution by becoming art patrons and funding the development of Renaissance art.
Italian city-states fueled the European Commercial Revolution by becoming art patrons and funding the development of Renaissance art.

Italian city-states fueled the European Commercial Revolution by participating in competition among themselves that often resulted in war.
Italian city-states fueled the European Commercial Revolution by participating in competition among themselves that often resulted in war.

Answer 1

Italian city-states fueled the European Commercial Revolution by participating in trade and developing new banking practices.

They acted as trade hubs (Venice, Genoa) and introduced banking innovations (letters of credit, bills of exchange, and prominent banking houses) that expanded long-distance commerce and credit.