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Explain the Islamic communities and the interaction between them and the Europeans
- Crusades and Silk Road going through the Middle East
- More advanced bc of travels and contacts
- had better knowledge of medicine, math, astronomy, philosophy, and ancient literature.
Definition of Crusade
a Christian military expedition
What is a City - state?
a politically independent city and the rural area or hinterland around it
What is Hinterland?
the rural area around a city-state
Definition of Usury
the practice of charging interest when loaning money to someone
Definition of Republic
a state in which power is held by the people
Remember the Feudal System?
When people follow one lord/king or leader
How did Geography help the Italian city-states?
- closest to the port cities or Northern Africa
- spices and other goods were traded
- using the sea to transport was cheaper than travelling on land
Explain the leadership in the Italian city-states
- ruled by a monarchy (what is monarchy?)
- Venice, Milan, Florence, and Genoa are the most powerful
- Italian city-states had their own government and military
Explain the social organizations in the Italian city-states
- no feudalism
- nobles wanted to live in towns, not manors
- Italy became the trendiest place in Europe because they lent out money
How did the Black Death Impact Europe?
- Sent economy into depression.
- Italy did not recover until the 1500s.
- Merchants and bankers continued to grow wealthy because of trade.
- Rich spent money on arts and beautification of cities.
- Made citizens loyal and prideful
What was the most valued good traded?
Spices
- specifically pepper (worth for than gold)
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