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Pathways chapter 7 pt 2
Tulip pathways chapter 7 test brodie
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Social Studies
8th Grade
05/23/2012

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What were the two largest Italian cities?
Definition
Venice and Genoa
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What is Italy's geographic shape?
Definition
A boot
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Why did Florence grow rich & powerful?
Definition
Through the the skill of their buisness people
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What factors did weather play in Italy's evaluation?
Definition
winter weather did not disrupt travel and travel. It meant food was plentiful all year long.
Term
Italy had closer ties than the rest of the rest of Europe to whom?
Definition
Muslims
Term
What did muslims introduce the Italians to?
Definition
Science medicine and astronomy , sugar coffee and lemons.
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Define a city state
Definition
a city and the rural area immediately surrounding it.
Term
what is hinterland?
Definition
area surrounding a city.
Term
what are mercenary soldiers?
Definition
soldiers for hire.
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what is an oligarchy?
Definition
government by few powerful people
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what did Florance make its fortune in?
Definition
in the cloth trade and controlled the kingdom of Naples.
Term
which two artists did the medicis patronize?
Definition
leonardo da vinci and michelangelo buonarotti.
Term
what new banking practices did Florentine bankers introduce?
Definition
money changers.
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Venice is a unique city because its built entirely on?
Definition
piles sunk into marshy lands at the head of the Adriatic sea.
Term
what force led venice to becoming so successful?
Definition
because its leaders created a powerful navy through trades routes in the Mediterranean sea.
Term
what is a republic?
Definition
a city where citizens elect representatives o a form of government.
Term
how long was the doge elected for?
Definition
for life
Term
which class of Italians gave their children more freedom in marriage?
Definition
middle class and poorer people
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Why were marriages arranged?
Definition
Promote the family's intrest
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What were weddings like & why?
Definition
weddings were flashy occasions when wealthy people displayed their finery, spending vast sums on clothing and entertainmant
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what did "sumptuany laws" attempt to contrd?
Definition
Controlled consumption, or how people spent their money
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what is betroved?
Definition
a promise to marry someone
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what buines did the Midici family make their money in?
Definition
wool and silk and as bankers
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humanists are concerned with?
Definition
this means they were concerned with goals of human beings than
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