What Was One of the Ways Guilds Held Power in Florence

question 24

Multiple Choice

What was one of the ways guilds held power in Florence?

• A)Guilds all had a blood connection to the Medici family.
• B)Guilds elected the Signoria,which ran the city.
• C)Guilds held the secret cure to the plague.
• D)Guilds demanded the democratic election of the government.
• E)Guilds controlled all taxes paid to the government.

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