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27 Cards in this Set
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Venice is at the head of what sea?
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Adriatic
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Jimmy's old friend
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What century was Venice settled in?
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Fourth century
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rhymes with tour
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What direction did it face and why?
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East, Constantinople
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Trade
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What Eastern powers did Venice mostly trade with?
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Byzantine Emperors
German Emperors Mohammedans |
bee's, chocolate, koranites
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In 500AD, what was the Venetian government?
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tribunes overseen by a duke or doge with an assembly of the people
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mens best friend
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How did the oligarchy exercise power?
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Great Council
Small Council |
gc sc
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How many people weere in the small council? The great council?
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Small: 6
Great: over 2000 |
s and s
g and 2 |
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What year was the great council "closed"?
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1297
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+1 +7 -2
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What was the purpose of the Council of Ten?
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guarding against conspirators like the one of 1310
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FBI
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What was the most famous conpirator the Council of Ten dealt with, and inwhat year was his plot?
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Marino Faliero: 1355
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water fails in same last numbers +2
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Where would the council of 10 hang conspirators?
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Square of St. Mark
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x = hanged man
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What were Venice's chief Italian rivals?
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Genoa and Pisa
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lunch meat and urine
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What year did Venetians divert the 4rth crusade to the attack of Constantinople?
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1204
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-2 +2
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In 1294, who did Venice declare war against?
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Genoa
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salami
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What year was peace made between Genoa and Venice?
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1381
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e snowman stick
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What happened in Genoa in 1396 that left them at a disatvantage?
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French domination
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strong fromage
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What Venetian was an official of the Great Khan in the Mongol Empire from 1275-1292?
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Marco Polo
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water chicken
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What was the currency of Venice?
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gold ducat
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duh
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During the 15th century what city was the greatest trading center of Europe?
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Venice
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whats this about?
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When did the conflict between Venice and the Turks begin?
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15th century, 1453 to be exact
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well known day, renn begins
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By what year had Moria and most of the Greek Islands fallen to the Turks?
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1540
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+4 -1
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What three factors were most harmful to Venice's all powerful trading position?
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continued war with Turks
outbreak of plague exhaustion of timber (ships) |
swords, boils, and trees oh my!
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What two city states were enemies because of their agressive policies?
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Venice and Milan
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trade banks
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Who was Florence allied with before Milan?
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Venice
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V
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Was Venice included in the Spanish takeover?
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no
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opposite of yes
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who conquered Venice at the end of the 18th century?
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Napoleon
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shorty
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What was the other great Renaissance republic?
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Florence
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banky
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