Ch. 2 Flashcards
Define: City State
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
What term goes with this definition:
“ a city-state that had a powerful “florin”—it was the most important money in Europe. The powerful Medici family was the government of this city-state.”
Florence
Define: Republic
a state in which power is held by the people
What term goes with this definition:
“the practice of charging interest when loaning money to someone”
Usury
Define: Hinterland
the country around a city-state
What term goes with this definition:
“a merchant who traveled to Asia and established the “silk road.””
Marco Polo
Define: Physical Geography
the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.
What were the crusades?
A war between European Christians and Muslims in the Middle East for the Holy Land
What were the TWO most important results of the crusades?
1) Contact with Muslim civilization
2) Trade
What are the four reasons city-states were so successful?
Climate, Social organization, Leadership, Geography
What is Venice’s physical geography like?
A series of islands near the coast
True or False: Italy used feudalism as their social heirarchy
False
Why was Italy’s geography important to their success?
They were close to water, which made access to cities easy
Why was Italy’s climate important to their success?
Their mild climate allowed Italy to grow resources all year round, and they could grow things that were not available in other parts of Europe
Why was Italy’s Leadership so important to their success?
They were not ruled by a Monarchy, so their governments could make independent decisions
