renaissance

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  • 1270

    Marco Polo

    the merchant Marco Polo, his father, and his uncle left their home in Venice and traveled to China.
  • 1300

    Wealth

    By the 1300s Italian cities became very wealthy.
  • 1400

    Wealthiest Family

    The wealthiest family in the city the Mecici owned the largest bank in Europe during the 1400s
  • 1436

    Dome

    A local architect, Filippo Brunelleschi completed the dome.
  • 1469

    governed

    Lorenzo de' Medici governed Florence starting in 1469
  • 1492

    Governed

    Lorenzo de' Medici governed Florence starting in 1469 to 1492
  • 1513

    The Prince

    Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince a book that took a look at critical thinking.