What Was One Important Reason for the Economic Decline of the Italian

question 12

Multiple Choice

What was one important reason for the economic decline of the Italian city-states?

• A)the increase in new products and trade from the New World
• B)new,dangerous trading routes
• C)the lack of natural resources in the Italian peninsula
• D)continued warfare with England
• E)the expansion of Renaissance ideas to Northern Europe

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Definitions:

Basal Metabolic Rate

The amount of energy per unit time that a person needs to maintain the functioning of their body at rest.

Set Point

A theory suggesting that an individual's body weight is maintained around a biologically predetermined point.

Set Point

A theory suggesting that an individual's body weight is regulated at a predetermined, or preferred, level by a feedback control mechanism.

PYY

Peptide YY, a hormone involved in digestive processes and known to reduce appetite.