Chapter 2: Europe in the Middle Ages
The Industrial Revolutions
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The History of Italian Merchant Trading
In the Middle Ages, you couldn't charge interest if you were lending money. The church considered it a sin, and you would be excommunicated if you did it. But how do you encourage lending if nobody can make money from it? Well, there was a way around the usury laws. Play with the exchange rates.
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