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Relationships between rulers and ruled in ONE Italian city-state such as Florence or Naples (ACDSEH057)

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  • explaining the influence of the Medici family in Florence as bankers and merchants, and their patronage of the arts
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural understanding
ScOT terms

Renaissance,  Italian history,  City-states,  Oligarchy

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