Western Civilization I / Unit 18 WC1 1723 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Join: From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic
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The idea
Rome's economy drained gold east for silk; medieval Italy carried spices and became Europe's banker; Venice ran the spice trade and the first banks; then Portugal sailed around the middlemen, Spain found silver, and Amsterdam replaced Venice by sixteen forty-eight.
In practice
Entries 0615, 1017, 1208 and 1530.
Where people slip
The center moved twice: Mediterranean to Italy, Italy to the Atlantic.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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