Venice Flashcard

Venice Flashcard

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Arts

12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Venice built on?

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Back

Wooden piles driven into the ground

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why don’t Venice’s wooden foundations rot?

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Back

Because they are submerged in oxygen-poor material.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the name of the phenomenon causing Venice’s ground to sink?

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Back

Anthropogenic subsidence

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How were the historic squares (campi) of Venice originally paved?

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Back

With grass or terracotta bricks (cotto)

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What causes salt crystallization in the bricks of Venetian buildings?

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Back

The absorption of saltwater from the lagoon, which evaporates and leaves salt deposits.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which is one of the most famous wooden bridges in Venice that can still be seen today?

Options: Rialto Bridge, Bridge of Sighs, Accademia Bridge, Calatrava Bridge

Back

Accademia Bridge

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the function of the fondamenta in Venice?

Back

They are pedestrian walkways along canals.

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