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Which of the following was a difficulty faced by the ottoman empire in the 1700s and 1800s?   a.  financial independence      b.  lack of trained artisans      c.  refusal to trade with other nations      d.  rebelling ethnic groups

Synthesizing new ideas from a speaker with what one already knows about the subject to see if the information makes sense is an example of a.questioning and challenging b.identifying differences c. forming a statement d.seeing the boader context

Plz i need this answer t-t in a couple of paragraphs, list two reasons why florence is the birthplace of the renaissance. explain how these reasons contributed to the renaissance