Which of the Following Is True of Merchant Banking in the Fifteenth

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of merchant banking in the fifteenth century?

• A) Jews were prohibited from moneylending for religious reasons.
• B) Florence lagged behind the rest of the Latin West.
• C) Checking accounts, shareholding companies, moneychanging, loans, and investments were offered as services.
• D) Services were only offered to the clergy.
• E) No money could be lent for the purpose of warfare in accordance with the Banker Agreement of 1499.

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