WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country became the leader for trade during the Middle Ages because of its location on the Mediterranean Sea?
A
France
B
Italy
C
England
D
Germany
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Venice dominated Mediterranean trade. Venetian merchants bought spices and other goods from Arab and Ottoman* traders in eastern Mediterranean ports and shipped the goods to buyers in Italy and northern Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kingdom of Italy (Latin: Regnum Italiae or Regnum Italicum; Italian: Regno d’Italia; German: Königreich Italien), also called Imperial Italy (Italian: Italia Imperiale, German: Reichsitalien), was one of the constituent kingdoms of the Holy Roman Empire, along with the kingdoms of Germany, Bohemia, and Burgundy.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 756 Frankish forces defeated the Lombards and gave the papacy legal authority over all of central Italy, thus creating the Papal States. However, the remainder of Italy stayed under Lombard (such as Benevento and Spoleto) or Byzantine (such as Calabria, Apulia and Sicily) control.

Detailed explanation-4: -Medieval Europeans began trading frequently at local markets and at the larger and less-frequent fairs held in towns and cities. These were both organized with the approval of local councilmen and church officials, who in turn fostered a growing trade-based economy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Trade made the Italian city-states wealthy. Italy’s central Mediterranean location placed its cities in the middle of the trade routes that connected distant places with the rest of western Europe. People from all over Europe came to northern Italy to buy, sell, and do their banking.

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