Question

What are Siena, Florence, Lucca, Venice, and Genoa? Please answer asap!

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Self-governing city-states, in areas of the Holy Roman Empire, that had wealthy merchant families and industries known for banking, jewelry making, textiles, and metal working.

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City-state that ignited the renaissance through the arts, trade, manufacturing, and learning.

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consisting of a powerful and important major city, where many people resided, and an area of land around it that was claimed and controlled.

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Historic center of Christendom and the major city of the Papal States controlled by the Catholic Church.

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Ruler of Venice that was elected. The word comes from the Latin word dux meaning leader.

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Government in which citizens choose/ elect representatives to make decisions in the government for them.

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Examples of Italian city-states that were republics.

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City-state in the Northeastern part of the Italian peninsula known for fine glasswork and trade with the East for spices and silk.

Answer 1

The correct answer is - 1. Self governing city-states, in the are of the Holy Roman Empire, that had wealthy merchant families and industries known for banking, jewelry making, textiles, and metal working.

These all were states that were the product of the fall of the Holy Roman Empire. The territory of Italy was divided into multiple small but very powerful city-states, which even though small managed to became very important factors in the European and world politics, trade, affairs, banking... They were also very influential in the spreading and strengthening the Catholicism, especially in the Eastern half of Europe.