How did italian city-states like venice and florence become major banking and trade centers?
a. large families of powerful bankers established trade agreements with nearby cities.
b. their location made them a natural route for travel between europe, africa, and asia.
c. their military forces conquered nearby cities, which increased their financial resources.
d. they shared economic strategies and built alliances in other regions during the crusades.?

1920 census

the census was scheduled for january the 1st, as the government believed that more farmers would be in their homes by that time instead of april. the census did not ask about unemployment, the number of children, and how long was a couple married were not taken into consideration. individuals were considered as residents of the places they normally slept, not the places were they worked at or visited.

2010 census

the census was scheduled for april 1st, 2010. it was the shortest census in history: it only contained 10 questions related to name, age, gender, ethnicity, relationship, and whether the citizen owned a home or rented one. the government launched a website in order to provide the citizens with information regarding the census. there were also "teach census weeks" in schools nationwide.