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-Italian Philosopher and writer
-Best known for The Divine Comedy -
Why did it happen?
-Return of Soldiers from crusades
-Increase in food production
-Population increases
-Economics improves
-Increase in trade within Europe and with Middle East
-Renewed interest in knowledge -
-Rats passed along the plague through their flees
-75 to 200 million people died from the plague
-took 200 years to repopulate Europe -
-Was a political powerhouse of the region
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-The Medici gain power over Florence
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-Changes tax code
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-created by Johannes Gutenberg
-First book to be printed was the Bible in German -
-Italian philosopher and political writer
-Best known The Prince -
-Crossroads of trade
-Ruled by the Visconti family -
-English Playwright
-His plays are still performed to this day