15.1 The Italian States

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Goods Italian cities traded from eastern ports:

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High demand luxuries: silks, sugar, & spices.

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What does "dominate" mean in the context of the early fifteenth century territorial states?

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To influence or control

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Term for a soldier fighting for pay, like Francesco Sforza in Milan.

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Mercenary

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Venice's politics: officially a republic led by an elected Doge, but truly governed by wealthy merchant-aristocrats.

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It was officially a republic, led by an elected leader (the Doge), but really run by a small group of wealthy merchant-aristocrats.

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Church's power as Italian states grew wealthier?

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Power declined; some doctrines ignored.

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Growth of large monarchies in Europe caused problems for Italy because...

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Kings could raise large armies to attack city-states.

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Author of "The Prince," a key political work?

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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Machiavelli's view on morality:

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Morality is unrelated to politics; rulers should act for their state, even if those actions are "evil".

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Machiavelli's basis for a prince's actions?

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Contemporary experience

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Majority social group in Renaissance Europe?

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Peasants