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| "Re-birth" From 1350-1550. Independent City-states grew |
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| How did city-states grow wealthy |
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| More people moved to the cities, which helped them grow more skilled workers. Cities with georgraphy close to the sea increased trade. |
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| What was traded on the Silk Road |
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| Silk, spices, luxuries, wine, glass, wool |
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| What were the major cities in Italy? |
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| Venice, Florence, Rome, Milan, Genoa |
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| People wore expensive clothing, traded cloth and special wool on banks of Arno river. Currency was the Florin, bankers began lending money and charging interest. Richest family were bankers--the Medicis. |
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| Wealthiest city-state. Home of Marco Polo. Norther end of Adriatic. Great ship-builders (in the Arsenal). Built on islands in a lagoon off the coast. Got around on bridges and gondolas. Artisan glass-blowers. |
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| What was the relationships between kings and city states? |
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| Kings borrowed money from city-states and left them alone so they could borrow more in the future. |
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| Wealthy men of city states looked down on trade and believed themselves to be above town merchants. Mixed with the wealthy merchants and decided money from trade was just as good money from land. |
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| Duke, head of the city-state |
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| How were the City-States run? |
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| At first they were republics controlled by the citizens. Only artisans and merchants were citizens. Cities were run by one powerful man. |
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| the Medicis. Lorenzo ran it from 1469 to 1492. Known as "The Magnificent" and used his wealth to support artists, architects, and writers. |
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| The art of negotiating or making deals with other countries. Each city-state sent ambassadors to live in other city-stats and act for their city. |
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| Diplomat in Florence. Wrote "the Prince" about how a king could stay in power in 1513. He said Rulers should not try to be good, but do whatever is necessary, including killing and lying. |
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| What were the political challenges in Italy? |
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| Keeping wealthy merchants from seizing power and poor from rebelling. |
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