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| Map, Italian city-states in the Renaissance. |
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Click image to enlarge, browser's Back to return A map of the Italian city-states in the Renaissance, 1494. While northern Europe and southern Italy maintained the feudal system, the Italian city-states had achieved individual autonomy. By 1494 many of the smaller city-states had come under the control of more powerful ones. This map shows the most notable examples. The political independence of the city-states made possible the dynamic commercial activity that supported the Italians’ great interest in reviving their Roman heritage, which was the essence of the Age of the Italian Renaissance. |
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