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Which peninsula is shown?

• Iberian

• Anatolian

• Arabian

• Italian

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Many cities on the Italian Peninsula have easy access to...

• The English Channel

• The Black Sea

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The East Sea

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Italian cities were able to obtain books from these two classical civilizations:

• Arabia

• Rome

• Greece

• Tang Dynasty

• The Moors

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A self-governing, independent city, plus its surrounding countryside, is called a(n)...

• city-state

• shogunate

• aristocratic state

• empire

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Due to its strategic location, the Italian city-states...

• became the leaders of the Crusades.

• reintroduced knowledge and goods to Europe.

• successfully reestablished the Roman Empire.

• brought new goods into East Asia.

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Due to the knowledge it helped spread, Italy's city-states contributed to the beginning of the...

• Reconquista

• Inquisition

• Renaissance

• Protestant Reformation

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What is a major reason the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states?

• The Rhine River provided power to Italian industries.

• The Mediterranean location of these city-states encouraged trade.

• The Alps isolated these city-states from the rest of Europe.

• The favorable climate of Italy led to a reliance on agricultural products.

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How did the city-states of Italy gain wealth?

• Through industry

• Through banking and trade

• Through the sale of Renaissance art

• Through the large farming estates

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Because of its location, Italian merchants could easily trade with people from... (choose 3)

• North Africa

• North America

• Europe

• Southwest Asia

• Japan

Which of the following does not describe a characteristic of an Italian city?

• feudalism & manorialism

• trade & commerce

• independent & self-governing

• large population & industrial