The rise of commerce in most of Europe in the fifteenth century shifted the balance of power by favoring which of the following groups?

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The rise of commerce in Europe in the fifteenth century allowed monarchs to accumulate wealth and power through taxation and control of trade networks. This economic shift weakened the power of the landed nobility and strengthened the central government, ultimately leading to the rise of absolute monarchies in the seventeenth century. Peasants and artisans did not see significant benefits from this economic change.

The Rise of Commerce in Most of Europe in the Fifteenth