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the merchant Marco Polo, his father, and his uncle left their home in Venice and traveled to China.
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By the 1300s Italian cities became very wealthy.
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The wealthiest family in the city the Mecici owned the largest bank in Europe during the 1400s
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A local architect, Filippo Brunelleschi completed the dome.
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Lorenzo de' Medici governed Florence starting in 1469
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Lorenzo de' Medici governed Florence starting in 1469 to 1492
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Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince a book that took a look at critical thinking.