How did italian city-states like venice and florence become major banking and trade centers?

large families of powerful bankers established trade agreements with nearby cities. < -- alot of people say this

their location made them a natural route for travel between europe, africa, and asia. < some people say this

which is correct

How would the enlightenment movement have suffered if the scientific revolution had not occurred

In the gettysburg address, which rhetorical device does abraham lincoln employ when he says, "the world will little note, nor remember what we say here, but ic never forget what they did here"?

Read the following excerpt from president roosevelt's july 24, 1933, fireside chat. for many years the two great barriers to a normal prosperity have been low farm prices and the creeping paralysis of unemployment. these factors have cut the purchasing power of the country in half. i promised action. congress did its part when it passed the farm and the industrial recovery acts. today we are putting these two acts to work and they will work if people understand their plain objectives. which qualities of effective leadership does roosevelt use in this excerpt? select all that apply. humility communication self-confidence goal setting