One of the developments that undermined the stability of Italian farming in the early 1600s was which of these four answers? the free market policies on prices imposed by the cities sharecropping the continuing rise of the towns as landlords the continuing large investment by landlords

How did Italian City states like Florence and Venice become rich and powerful?  *1 pointThrough warThrough religionThrough tradeNone of the Above

Italian city-states became wealthy throughMultiple choice question.A)farming.B)trade.C)war.D)wine-making.

What was one effect of the decline of feudalism in Italy?Group of answer choicesIncreased power of the Churchgreater social mobility and economic opportunityExpansion of serfdomRe-establishment of monarchies

Paragraph 4: The resulting agricultural prosperity in turn affected the nature of towns in agriculturalregions. In both Italy and the provinces, the larger landowners profited most from thecommercialization fostered by Rome, and they largely supported increased urbanization from thetime of Augustus. The wealthy local landowners became the backbone and lifeblood of the curialclass, the local aristocrats who filled the governing councils of cities and municipalities all overEurope. Like their counterparts in the Roman senatorial class (wealthy Romans who were eligibleto serve as senators) whom they imitated, they dedicated a significant part of their agriculturalprofits to increasing their status by building fine residences in the nearest significant city or townand by providing expensive benefits, such as games, gifts of food, temples, theaters, schools,aqueducts, and baths.5. Paragraph 4 supports all of the following statements about wealthy, larger landownersEXCEPT:A: They served as government officials in European citiesB: They generally favored the development of citiesC: They were less concerned about social status than Roman senators were.D: They were the greatest beneficiaries of the agricultural market economy.6. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlightedsentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leaveout essential information.A: Roman senators attempted to raise their status by increasing their agricultural profits so theycould spend more on fine homes and expensive entertainment.B: In imitation of Roman senators, they tried to raise their status by building expensive urbanhomes and providing benefits for city dwellers.C: Although they imitated Roman senators by building fine homes and providing benefits for urbanpopulations, they were not regarded as members of the senatorial class.D: To impress their counterparts in the Roman senate, they used their wealth and status to build finhomes and provide benefits for the urban population

Paragraph 3: Rome's insatiable demand for food had an impact on agriculture in Rome's provinces.More and more farmers were producing for profitable markets rather than just for subsistence.Although part of Rome's need for grain was met through taxes on provincial producers, the rest wasacquired through purchase from both those and Italian producers. Similarly, landowners in thegrain-producing areas of Sicily, Sardinia, North Africa, and Egypt profited from the enormous effortsto supply Rome. Likewise, along the Mediterranean coasts of Spain and Gaul (modern France) andup the valley of the Rhone River, vineyards and olive groves were beginning to produce largequantities of wine and oil for the lucrative Roman market.4. The word “lucrative” in the passage is closest in meaning toA: profitable B: expanding C: competitive D: distant