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A map highlighting Genoa, note its position in accordance to the open sea. Claude Lorraine: The ports of Genoa, Sea View,
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How did Genoa help shape the Renaissance?__** -An easily accessible location that made it the center for trade and commerce -In the middle of major trading route, so it had a lot of contact between other trading areas -In the middle ages, **Crusaders** poured in from England and France to Genoa on a quest for land -The Genovese pointed them in the right direction, and they rewarded them for their help, thus received trading rights and wealth -With this wealth, they were able to create more ideas, as wealth leads to the ability to spend money to create -1268 Genovese navy captures Constantinople, thus gaining trade control -People began to take advantage of the capture of this city, and set up trade at major trading points at the shore of this city -Banco san Giorgo was a bank that was founded to finance and control trade. In this bank, you could borrow money, for a low interest rate. -Because of this bank, people were able to borrow money affordably, buy boats, and travel even more. People travelled to the Eastern Mediterranean, for trade, receiving even more cultures and knowledges, as well as goods such as gold, silver, etc. In a nutshell: -This made Genoa highly wealthy because of increased trade -The bank allowed many people, including the Navy of Genoa, borrow money for a low interest rate -As a result more ships were built and more sailors hired -This expanded Genoas navy, making more powerful -All of this to economic success of the city, which increased the population of the city, raising it to 100 000 by 1400


 * Summary:**

Trade and Commerce set the stage for the Renaissance, by giving citizens an opportunity to take advantage of the wealth around them. This lead to advances in technology, new systems, etc. Without the wealth, people wouldn't have been able to create these kinds of things. This abundance in wealth was also used by the head (leader or government), to possibly improve the quality of their navy and army.
 * Trade and Commerce:**

Capturing Constantinople (City) was key for the Renaissance. Many scientists consider the fall of Constantinople a start to the Renaissance due to the end of religious order in Europe. After the fall of the Constantinople, many people also fled to northern Italy, along with them they carried Greece-Roman knowledge and tradition that even further propelled the Renaissance. It was there thirst for the classic pieces of literature that really drove this cultural change.
 * Capturing Constantinople:**

The trade between Europe and Asia was now severed due to the destroyed state of the area, so many people started looking for a route by water. Queue Christopher Columbus and other explorers. Due to the highly wealthy state of the area, many expeditions could be easily funded.