What factors played a role in Italy's decline after 1500? Please help me :(
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trade routes shifted from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. loss of monopoly on trade. lost their wealth, and became divided and weak.

Explanation:

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result of the incas claiming exclusive right over numerous traditional routes, some of which had been constructed centuries earlier mostly by the wari empire

the correct answer is b.