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Definitions - Venice was an important trading city, getting goods from Asia - Venice was an important port  - Aristocracy was a few selected people who funded the artists and thinkers

Venice contributed to the Italian Renaissance by **trading** a lot with many other places, esp. Asia. Many ships also took off from Venice because they had an **easy route to the Atlantic ocean**. Venice was also an important port to **explorers**. Because they could easily take off to the Atlantic ocean. Over all venice contributed to starting the renaissance.

__Aristocracy__: an upper class, the original families of Venice who could vote for the government and had control
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