How did the geography of the Italian Peninsula affect trade during the Renaissance? Islands near the peninsula had big trading cities.
Major trading cities grew along and near waterways.
The peninsula separated Europe from trading in the east.
The Mediterranean Sea protected trading cities from invasion.

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