Why were businessmen starting to support stable political leaders?

Stable government = good business

Name and explain the four reasons why city-states became so powerful.

Geography, climate, leadership, social organization.

What were many city-states competing with each other for?

Expand trade & business, competed for trade in the Med. sea.

What was the goal of the Crusades?

To win back Holy Land from Muslims.

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Renaissance Geography & Trade

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1
Name three trade goods European merchants would have brought back from the East.
Spices, slaves, polar bears
Spices, gems, water
Spices, fabric, drugs
Spices, animals, salt
2
What is the backbone of Italy
Florence
the Mediterranean Sea
The French Alps
Apennines Mountains
3
What two mountain ranges are in Italy?
Alps and Apennines
Alps and Comeraghs
Alps and Himalayas
Apennines and Himalayas
4
Why were businessmen starting to support stable political leaders?
Free publicity.
An advantage over other businesses.
Stable government = good business
Bribery for support.
5
The rural area of a City-State was called this.
Hunterland
Winterland
Farmland
Hinterland
6
Which city-state became a centre for banking?
Genieva
Spain
Genoa
Florence
7
Name and explain the four reasons why city-states became so powerful.
Geography, climate, leadership, social organization.
Rights to the Silk Road, travel, trade, naval strength
Trade, farmers, guilds, leadership.
Climate, government, townspeople, peasants.
8
This was the name given to the overland route Marco Polo and his family took to the East.
India's Trading Post
The Silk Road
The Velvet Road
The Route of Spices
9
Where is Italy located?
Western Europe
Southern Europe
Northern Europe
Eastern Europe
10
Where geographically, were the City-States located?
Italy, Europe
Germany, Europe
Waskatenau, Alberta
Cathay, China
11
Describe the kind of trading which occurred within Europe.
Profitable Trade
External Trade
Internal Trade
Desirable Trade
12
What are exports?
Taxes on goods.
Goods sent out of country.
Goods trades within country.
Goods brought in to country.
13
What was the most sought after luxurious good from the East?
Exotic fabrics
Slaves
Stories of exploration
Spices
14
What were many city-states competing with each other for?
They were competing for control over the Silk Road.
They wanted to have the biggest population
They wanted to be the happiest place to live
Expand trade & business, competed for trade in the Med. sea.
15
What was the goal of the Crusades?
For both religions to live in peace.
To destroy the Holy Land.
To win back Holy Land from Christians.
To win back Holy Land from Muslims.
16
What are imports?
Trade amongst neighbours.
Trade from another country.
Trade within a country.
Trade to another country.
17
Marco Polo and his family traveled to Cathay, now known as what country?
Switzerland
India
China
Japan
18
Merchants buy ready-to-sell good and what other types of goods to sell.
Service Goods
Raw Goods
Ready Goods
Exotic Goods

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