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Business & Politics. By: Lorenzo, Hayoung, Valerie, & Sabrina. The Italian States. The lack of a centralized government allowed for city-states to develop. Milan Venice Florence . Milan. Located in northern Italy at the crossroads of the main trade routes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Business & Politics
By: Lorenzo, Hayoung, Valerie, & Sabrina
The Italian States
• The lack of a centralized government allowed for city-states to develop.
• Milan • Venice • Florence
Milan
• Located in northern Italy at the crossroads of the main trade routes.
• One of the richest city states in Italy.• The Visconti family established themselves
as dukes of Milan.• After the last Visconti ruler died, Francesco
Sforza became ruler.• Both these two family worked to build a
strong government and made large sums of money through taxes from the government.
Venice
• Became an international power because it linked Asia and western Europe.
• It officially was a republic with a leader called a doge.
• But actually a small group of rich merchants ran the government of Venice for their own interests.
Florence
• Cultural center of Italy• The Medici family controlled the government
from around themselves.• Savonarola was in power for a short period
of time before government.
Machiavelli
• Niccolo' Machiavelli wrote the book The Prince.
• The Prince is about how to gain and maintain political power.
Renaissance Society: The Nobility
• The Book of the Courtier explains what was expected if you were a noble.
A noble was born, not made. They were expected to have character, grace, and talent.
Noble needed to be a warrior and be educated.
Nobles needed to follow a certain code of conduct.
Renaissance Society: The Peasants and Townspeople
• The Urban Societyo Patricians: They dominated economically,
socially, politically.• Burghers: Shopkeepers, artisans, guild
masters.• Workers: Poor class. They earned pitiful
wages and lived miserably.
Renaissance Society: Family and Marriage.
• Parents arranged marriages• Dowry: was a sum of money paid to the
family of the husband by the wife's family.• Father / Husband controlled the lives of
everyone in the household.• Fathers had to go to court to free his
children.This is when adulthood came about.
Key Terms
• Guild: a type of trade association• Apprentice: a young person being trained in
craft• Capitalism: based on trade and capital• Commercial Revolution: New business
methods and models