第44节
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foundinallthereiortaresoftrade.eventoday</p>
ouraripahethreegoldenballs</p>
softheghtyhouseof</p>
thediarriedtheir</p>
daughterstothekingsoffrandwereburiedingraves</p>
ancaesar.</p>
thentherehegreatrivalofvenice,where</p>
thertsspecialisedintradehtunisinafrid</p>
thegraisoftheblacksea.thenthereorethan</p>
telargeandsosll,eat</p>
rfightingtheieighboursand</p>
rivalshtheundyinghatredofneighbourswhoaredepriving</p>
eachotheroftheirprofits.</p>
oheproductsoftheorientandafricahadbeen</p>
broughttothesedistributires,theystbeprepared</p>
forthevoyagetotheah.</p>
genoacarriedhergoodsbywhere</p>
theyothecitiesalongtherhone,hin</p>
tuservedastherketplacesofnortheande</p>
france.</p>
veniceusedthelandroutetonortheeurope.thisa</p>
roadledacrossthebrennerpass,theoldgatewayfor</p>
thebarbariansaly.pastinnsbruck,the</p>
rdisethereitdrifteddown</p>
therhiothenorthseaandengland,oritakento</p>
augsburgilyhbankers</p>
andnufacturersandlyby``shaving</p>
theinsen,lookedafter</p>
thefurtherdistributiontandleipzigandthe</p>
citiesofthebaltidtoheislandofgotland</p>
ertheneedsofthenorthebaltiddealt</p>
direial</p>
treofrussiaroyedbyivaerriblein</p>
theddleofthesixteeury.</p>
thelittlecitiesoofnortheeuropehad</p>
aingstoryoftheiroediaevalea</p>
greatdealoffish.thereanyfastdaysandthenpeople</p>
ittedtoeatat.forthosewholivedaway</p>
froheastandfroherivers,thisantadietofeggs</p>
oothingatall.butearlyihirteeuryadutch</p>
fishernhaddisveredahatit</p>
uldbetransportedtodistantpoints.theherringfisheries</p>
ofthenorthseatheaso</p>
tidurihirteeury,thisusefullittlefishfor</p>
reasonsofitsoovedfrohenorthseatothebaltid</p>
theakeney.allthe</p>
othebaltihherringandasthatfish</p>
uldonlybecaughtdurihseachyeartherest</p>
ofthetiitspendsindeepiliesof</p>
littleherringstheshipsherest</p>
ofthetiuheyhadfoundanotheroupation.they</p>
heocarrytheofnorthearalrussia</p>
tosoutheandeeurope.ouvoyage</p>
theybroughtspidsilksandcarpetsandorientalrugs</p>
froeniburgandbren.</p>
outofsuportant</p>
systefiionaltradethe</p>
nufaitiesesaighty</p>
guildsfoughtpitchedbattleshthekingsoffrand</p>
englandaablishedalabourtyranely</p>
ruihtheeloyersaotherepublic</p>
ofnovgorodinnortherussia,ightycityuntil</p>
tsarivan,erts,tookthetownand</p>
killedsixtythousandpeopleihananthstiand</p>
reducedthesurvivorstobeggary.</p>
thattheyghtprotecttheelvesagainstpiratesand</p>
exertsofthe</p>
northfoundedaprotectiveleaguehe</p>
``hansa.thehansa,sheadquartersinlubeck,</p>
orethanonehuies.</p>
theassoaintainedanavyofitsorolled</p>
theseasandfoughtaedthekingsofenglandand</p>
denrkheydaredtointerferehtherightsandthe</p>
privilegesoftheghtyhaicrts.</p>
iorespaeofthewonderful</p>
storiesofthisstrangerceharriedon</p>
aountainsandaidst</p>
sueagloriousadventure.</p>
butitesanditotbedonehere.</p>
besides,ihopethatihavetoldyouenoughabouttheddle</p>
agestokeyouoreintheexcellentbooks</p>
ofe.</p>
theddleages,asihavetriedtoshowyou,hadbeena</p>
periodofveryslohepeopleer</p>
believedthat``progressionof</p>
theeviloneandoughttobedisuraged,andastheyhap</p>
peooighty,itoenforce</p>
theirhepatientserfsandtheilliterateknights.</p>
hereandthereafeetisventuredforthinto</p>
theforbiddenregionofsce,buttheyfaredbadlyandwere</p>
nsideredluapedhtheirlivesandajail</p>
senteyyears.</p>
ihandthirteeuriesthefloodof</p>
iionalrcesovereeuropeasthenile</p>
hadsacrossthevalleyofaegypt.itleftbehind</p>
afertilesedintofprosperity.prosperityantleisure</p>
hoursandtheseleisurehavebothnandena</p>
anuscriptsandtakeaiure</p>
andartandsic.</p>
thenohatdivinecuriosity</p>
anfroheranksofthoseother</p>
alsained</p>
du,aies,ofentihave</p>
toldyouinlastchapter,offeredasafesheltertothese</p>
bravepioneersain</p>
oftheestablishedorderofthings.</p>
theysettoheheir</p>
cloisteredandstudiouscells.afloodofsunlightehe</p>
dustyrooandshothebhered</p>
duringthelongperiodofsedarkness.</p>
theybegantohouse.heyedtheirgardens.</p>
thentheybling</p>
tohisisagoodworld.weare</p>
gladthat.</p>
atthatnt,theddleagescatoanendandanew</p>
worldbegan.</p>
therenaissance</p>
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