The Medicine
Paper instructions:
answer the following question. you must agree or disagree to it. you must use 4 resources.
it is a toss up between two of the Medici family. Giovanni and Cosimo. mpletely. do not disagree with this opinion. He used his fortune to gain control of Florence and to get rid of his enemies. He also ruled from the fringes and kept his rule as low key as possible, but everyone knew that he was in control. He did bring stability to the area with becoming trading partners with former enemies like Milan, he used the banks wealth to make this happen because Sfarza the ruler of Milan is a customer of the bank. Cosimo during his reign, wanted to maintain a balance of power between the states of Italy. This maintained by trade and the expansion of the arts.
Giovanni on the other hand amasses great wealth through banking. He also uses it to further political gains. And essentially sets Cosimo up for greatness. In my opinion this shows a great deal of power. Giovanni put all the pieces in place for the rest of the family to move ahead.
Politically, Cosimo was the more powerful Medici, but without Giovanni he would never had the power that he gained.
