Out of the three of the most powerful cities in Italy, Florence, Genoa, and Venicesame thing as beginning and end;, Genoa was the most impacted by the following three factors. The political factor would include the control that Genoa has over the city-state, any powerful allegiances they may have had, and the type of government they ran. Also what assisted aided Florence’s success in being dominating,was the way that the social system was structured had just as an equal impact as the rest. Lastly economy, the development as a trading center and the type of industries supported, was also an important factor resulting in Genoa’s massive power. All three of these impactful necessities of a successful city-state was what mainly resulted to the …show more content…
As mentioned earlier, Genoa was controlled by the people or otherwise known as a republic. While the people competed for power, they eventually agreed to sign a truce in the 1300s, each controlling a constituency of the city. This period of peace let the city increase economic wealth and population, rather than focusing on other affairs that were resolved with the signing. As time went by, in 1463 the Italian city-state of Milan and later France, took control of Genoa. All the Genovese families that were once in power kept their wealth and some independence, but it was not enough to take back Genoa until 1528 until Andrea Doria came. The navy commander and statesman became a dictator, and during his time in power, the city-state finally experienced the Renaissance to its full extent, which was long overdue. It was shown how Genoa’s belief of equality in social structure won them back what they had lost by how all the clans, families, citizens, and Andrea Doria threw their invaders …show more content…
Like any other society, the economy is what supports all other factors, the source. The economy would be the income for all other matters. Without the main source of money, it would not be possible for the society to do anything else. In Genoa’s case, money is not an issue, allowing for all necessities for a city-state to be doing well, and more than enough to make it one of the most powerful city-states in Italy during the Middle Ages. Multiple shares of trades had been controlled in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and parts of the Black Sea. While trade was developing well on the East Mediterranean, the West was doing no less, for it had trade with Spanish ports of Barcelona and Valencia. For centuries, Venice and Genoa were on par with one another in the trading industry until a Genoese fleet was destroyed in a naval battle with their rivals. Genoa never recovered to be on the same level of the economy as it was before the battle. Types of industries that areis supported within the city-state included porting, trades and commerce, all contributing to the extensive amount of money made by Genoa. It is simply not possible to run an economy, let alone a society, without large sources of income. Genoa had the opportunities to go beyond just being a successful city-state, and instead took full advantage and became a powerful
Florence is arguably the starting place of the renaissance. With many different artists there, the Medici Family in control and a very strong trading system, it was a very powerful city-state during the renaissance. During this time, the feudal system was no more. The people in
First, 14th century Florence was governed by a guild regime. The Florentine commune was led by priors elected from upper guilds for two month terms. The short term limits and election from higher guilds meant every citizen of rank in Florence had a chance to hold office. Those worthy of being elected would have belonged to an upper guild and had the respect of peers. Also, public office was important for reputation and social standing. The desire for election was not limited to Florence but applied abroad as well, “Florentines yearned to go abroad as foreign rectors both because of need of added income and in the avid quest for honor and reputation.” The many communes of the Italian peninsula made repeated office holding possible for many citizens. Moreover, events such as the black plague starting in 1348 allowed more than just nobleman to become officials. The sudden change had, “temporarily reshuffled the deck of social rank and entitlements.” Men who had enough ambition and effort could become high standing members of Florence no matter their station at birth. The desire to be recognized by society at large would shape the lives of Pitti, Dati and Alfani.
After being separated since the fall of the Roman Empire and acting as only “a geographic expression,” Italy finally underwent the process of unification and succeeded in 1870. For hundreds of years, Italy was ruled under city-states, therefore the peninsula was unable to form a unified nation. However, through several political leaders, such as Giuseppe Mazzini and Camillo Cavour, helped manifest the Italian unification process to success in the 19th century. As Italy struggled for unity and national identity in the period circa 1830-1870, contrasting viewpoints emerged on what type of government should rule over the peninsula, with options such as a republic, papacy, or not unifying at all.
During this time period, there were alterations in many civilizations. Some had multiple major fluctuations, while others did not change much but were long lasting. The Mongols, for instance, did similar (if not the same things) over and over again throughout their reign. What they did was successful and because of that, their empire was long lasting. Unlike the Mongols, Italy had much change during this period of time. Both of these things caused the two different societies to flourish and last. The Mongols had the greatest continuity over time, but Italy had the greatest change over time, ending in good results for both of the civilizations.
Northern Italy did not have more resources than most of Europe, but it was able to prosper due to the development rate through international trade
The Romans used commerce to consolidate the provinces and territories of their vast empire. Being a part of the Empire was of great economic benefit to almost all of the members; insomuch as the Romans built roads and protected sea routes, and inasmuch as the Roman Empire was so large, the Roman Empire’s subjects benefited from what amounted to a massive free trade zone. Roman commerce was a major factor in preserving the Empire for so long.
Now each city-state had a product that made them prosper. For Florence it was cloth, Milan arms, but Venice and Genoa became extremely rich of off trade. That would be why the wealthiest city-state was Venice. That is because they were excellent shipbuilders, sailors, and merchants. They figured out how to trade with the biggest economic power in the region, the Ottomans. They created most their profit from trading paper to the Ottomans. Another way they turned a profit was with the highly sought after Florentine textiles due to the textiles vibrant color that was dyed with alum. Now they could only get this chemical for the Ottomans until 1460. That was when the Pope's godson found alum in Italy and they started to mine the alum. The family in charge of the alum mining rights were the Medici.
Nearly 650 years ago, in the beginning days of its time, Europe unfortunately was not the most thriving continent. Although it did have an abundance of food availability, this sent cities populations such as Florence, London, and Rome to grow by the dozens and brought much instability to food costs causing poverty and starvation to its inhabitants. Its level of agricultural production fluctuated while strain was put on the rest of the economy. Such calamity was still not the highest of worries Europe was to encounter and in the year 1348 an unfamiliar disaster struck the city of Genoa spreading throughout and would not cease for another two years. In 1347, near the end of the year, trade ships returned to Genoa carrying occupants
We begin our narrative into the Late Medieval period. Europe was prospering with good crop harvest, expanding population and a degree of economic stability in the Eurasian trade routes, brought about by the Mongol rule in the east. Focus of this paper is mainly in Italy, at this time in Italy, there were no centralized monarchy, and rather we have land primarily divided into city states having their own ruling parties. The kingdom of Naples and Sicily in the south, the papacy ruling the center of the peninsula and
The Italian and Northern Europe Renaissances were both an important mark in history by changing the ideals of life, thought, culture, and art of the people’s of this time. In this paper I will explain the motive for change in these cultures, including the similarities and differences of the two cultures.
In this essay, I will be discussing the origins and relevancy of Rome’s conquest of Italy during the Middle Republic. Included will be Rome’s governing structure of it’s allied states, and the treaties, both of which aided in the long term success of Rome.
The renaissance was a time of great and immeasurable change within all aspects of European life; so much so that it could be seen as beginnings of our modern western society. Leading this revitalization in culture and society in Europe’s historical development were to the two of the most dominant states of renaissance Italy, Florence and Venice. These small city-states were the powerhouses of the time and assisted speeding up the renaissance and helped spur revolutionary developments along the way being the main hubs of influence in the Italian peninsula during the late 13th and early 16th century. Florence could be characterized as a financial centre, with their banking system considered extraordinarily ahead of time; in addition being the main producers of fine elevated their chances to conduct successful trading ventures. Venice was considered one of the largest centers of trade being a coastal city of the shores of the Adriatic Sea, which allowed for prosperous trade with what was then considered the Eastern world; the city was also well known for their quality in ship building as well which likely contributed to them being a large naval power in the region. Now due to fact that both city-states were two different sovereign parts of Italy meant having two different approaches and views on or about a multitude of ideas. To understand the impact of Florence and Venice, the two very influential and affluent republics in renaissance Italy, it is crucial to analyze their over
Florence was a very wealthy and popular city, mainly due to its wool trade (one of the more
?Venice is one of the most fascinating places to travel in Europe.? Its intrigue lies in its unique beginnings, its dominant past, and its remarkable people and their buildings.? Its foundation is unique because of the need for protection that drove the early Venetians to their new home and the location of this new dwelling-place:? ?Rarely in human history has a vigorous and progressive civilization arisen in a less likely place than the mud flats of the Venetian lagoon.?1? Venice rose to power by its domination of the sea and reached its climax during the years of the Renaissance.? It is during this time period that it truly became ?the bride of the Adriatic and the unchallenged
Obviously, the newly united Italian state was greeted with much celebration. Unfortunately, it was also only a start. In truth, fundamental problems still plagued the country and had to be addressed if complete hegemony was to be achieved: firstly, the new Kingdom of Italy suffered from extreme backwardness and secondly, it was still deeply divided. The new Italy was split between north and south, between cities and countryside, between regions, between cities and localities,