How Did European Monarchs Use Commerce and Religion to Advance

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Essay

How did European monarchs use commerce and religion to advance their nations' fortunes?

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Definitions:

Red-Figure Style

An ancient Greek vase-painting technique where red figures are painted against a black background, a reversal of the earlier black-figure style.

Black-Figure Style

An ancient Greek pottery decoration technique where silhouetted black figures were painted against a red clay background.

Greek Vase Painting

An art form where scenes from mythology, daily life, and athletics were painted on ceramic vessels in ancient Greece.

Classical Period

A term referring to the height of Greek and Roman cultural and artistic achievement, roughly from the 5th century BCE to the 4th century CE.