How did the trading strategy the Genoese pioneered differ from that of their Venetian rivals?

a. Genoa focused on manufacturing luxury items, thus was particularly interested in controlling the supply of raw silk from China.
b. Genoa established small trading colonies in foreign ports that oversaw the procurement of raw materials rather than the production of finished luxury goods for trade.
c. Genoa established a large arsenal where it specialized in producing and repairing war galleys and merchant ships for trade in the Mediterranean.
d. Genoa focused on the banking industry so that it could control the movement of silver in Europe and thus the funds available for overseas commerce.


d. Genoa focused on the banking industry so that it could control the movement of silver in Europe and thus the funds available for overseas commerce.

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