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