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| European explorer, first to use silk road, wrote a book that was questioned to be true or made up. |
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| What is the silk road and what did it do |
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| A trading route, luxury goods like silks and spices, Also spread knowledge and ways of life. |
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| Who were the Medici Family |
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| Rich and powerful merchant family, Cosimo ruled Florence (not entirely bc it was a republic), exiled enemies, interested in arts. |
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| Religous wars (Christian military expeditions) to recover Muslim lands between Christians and Muslims, Pope Urban II, Sultan Saladin, Many Muslims died. |
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| What specific spice was valuable? |
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| Pepper, priced at more than 2x its weight in gold, sold by each single peppercorn. |
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| Why was transportation so difficult? |
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| Took a long time and was very expensive, by foot, boat, ox, horse, and mule. |
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| (1) What were four ways city-states could become powerful |
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| Geography - They wanted to be situated near a trading port. That way they did not have to pay or wait for transportation and they could take advantage of offers and new luxury goods. |
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| (2) What were four ways city-states could become powerful |
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| Climate - They wanted a mild climate. That way they could grow things all year round and it would not disrupt transportation. |
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| (3) What were four ways city-states could become powerful |
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| Leadership - They were independent and did not have monarchies. (city-states) |
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| (4) What were four ways city-states could become powerful |
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| Social Organization - They did not have the feudal system as much as other parts of Europe. Therefore their government was not as structured. |
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| Which two city-states were competing? Which was more powerful of the two? Which city-states was most powerful of all? |
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| Genoa and Venice were competing, |
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| He was not but was powerful enough to rule over Florence. It could not be official because it was republic so leaders had to be elected. He paid to have his enemies exiled. He was ruthless but a soft side of him was interested in arts. |
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| Cities that had their own government, army, and control their own area without a King or Queen. |
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| The rural area around a city-state |
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| The government controlled by a king or queen |
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| Illegal interest on a loan of money based on how long the loan takes to pay back |
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| Knowledge people brought back from Muslim culture during the Crusades |
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| They brought back new ideas - medical knowledge, scientific ideas, and more enlightened attitudes about people of other religious backgrounds. |
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