By the End of the Fourteenth Century,why Had Florence Become

question 31

Multiple Choice

By the end of the fourteenth century,why had Florence become an important banking city?

• A)The Medici family began lending money to northern European countries.
• B)Florence's hilltop location provided natural defense against thieves.
• C)The pope conferred Siena's papal banking privileges on Florence.
• D)Florence's metalworking guild controlled Europe's largest gold reserves.