Editing Ciompi Revolt (section)

===Reflection on problems in late 14th-century Florence===

Late 14th-century Florence was not a harmonious city, but one that had long been filled with tensions. The two major tensions were social and political, accumulating since Florence's commercial revolution 150 years prior to the rebellion. Social tension existed between the poor Ciompi and wealthy merchants who dominated the lucrative wool industry, and the Florentine government, which continued to increase taxation. The political tension was between the Ciompi, gente nuova, and the [[oligarchy]], with the former two challenging the latter for more participation in government.<ref name=plebian />{{rp|739}} The Ciompi Rebellion was the eruption of these long-existing tensions, which could no longer be contained.