Definitions
a powerful Italian banking and political dynasty that ruled Florence and later Tuscany from roughly 1430 to 173
Medici Family
Whats another name for the Black Death?
the Great Mortality, the Great Pestilence, or the bubonic plague,
What made people question the Catholic church and religion?
The Black Death
a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade.
Merchants
what % of the population did the Black Death kill?
75%
what increased to make merchants and bankers wealthier and more powerful?
trade
A state which then power is held by the people or their representative
Republic
After the Plague, what did people question
The Catholic Church
People moving from rural areas and communities into larger cities.
Caused increase trade, jobs and commercial activity
Urbanization
How did the plague travel?
Rats AND fleas
The use of discussions and negotiations by ruler by rulers or by their professional diplomats
Diplomacy
What did the Plague lead too (Hint: it involves travel)
Urbanization