托福机经复习：威尼斯航运的衰落.docVIP

托福机经复习：威尼斯航运的衰落 在13世纪后期，意大利北部城市，如热那亚、佛罗伦萨和威尼斯逐渐出现了经济复苏，这使得它们成为欧洲最重要的经济中心。然而，到了17世纪，其他欧洲势力崛起，同时这些意大利城市失去了它们曾经的经济影响力。　　The Decline of Venetian Shipping 　　In the late thirteenth century, northern Italian cities such as Genoa, Florence, and Venice began an economic resurgence that made them into the most important economic centers of Europe. By the seventeenth century, however, other European powers had taken over, as the Italian cities lost much of their economic might. 　　This decline can be seen clearly in the changes that affected Venetian shipping and trade. First, Venice抯 intermediary functio