What are Italian Maritime Republics? (Define all three words.)
Italian= from Italy; Maritime= related to the sea; Republic= form of government with elected leaders.
Which Italian Maritime Republic was involved in the Fourth Crusade? How so?
Venice; built ships and offered transport; sacked Constantinople when they weren't paid.
What were the two main Italian Maritime Republics? How was their relationship?
Venice and Genoa; constant rivalry and warfare.
Name two trade goods from each of the Levant and Northern Europe.
Silk, spices, dyes, etc.; Wool, wheat, metals, etc.
Who's this? How's he related to the Italian Maritime Republics?
Marco Polo; from powerful Venetian family, went on long-term mission to Mongol China, imprisoned during Venetian-Genoese Wars, etc.
What major industrial center built in 1103 was the source of Venice's naval power?
The Arsenale.
How did Genoa contribute to the Age of Exploration/Discovery?
Christopher Columbus, other navigators, navigation tools/methods, Bank of St. George, etc.
Explain the factors which led to the decline of either Venice or Genoa.
Wow, you really know your stuff! / Sorry, we were looking for...
What three kinds of governmental systems did "The Most Serene Republic of Venice" blend together? (5pts for each)
Republic, Oligarchy, Monarchy.
Which famous historical figure brought the final end to both Venice and Genoa as independent Italian Maritime Repblics?
Napoleon Bonaparte.
