Why Are the Medicis an Object Lesson for Contemporary Bankers

question 57

Multiple Choice

Why are the Medicis an object lesson for contemporary bankers?

• A) Through early globalization, they realized the benefit of diversified risk.
• B) By entering into politics, they put their financial empire at risk.
• C) By recognizing the movement towards sovereign states, they were able to create sovereign wealth.
• D) By providing dangerous loans to princes, they were put at risk when they defaulted.
• E) They experienced the first known sub-prime mortgage housing crisis.

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