What were the characteristics of the Italian Renaissance?

How did the life of sharecroppers affect their children? children went to school because the farms were small, with little work, children had to work on the farm, so they rarely went to school children learned skilled professions as they worked around the farm. children left home when they became adults because the land wasn't theirs.

Lloyd’s of london was one of the first institutions to offer insurance to merchants and joint-trade companies. a major part of the insurance system involved people who agreed to take responsibility for the insured losses in return for a fee. what were these risk-takers known as? a. joint-stock companies b. investors c. underwriters d. merchants e. capitalists

What groups are bryan drawing a contrast between ? check all that apply a. people in the city and people in the country b. people who are educated and people who are not c. people who are in favor of free silver and people who want the gold standard d. people who work and people who don't