... its expansion, was primarily an homogenous society. With the advent of the Empire, society became cosmopolitan and diverse, more culturally enriched and the economy prospered. ECONOMY - The acquisition of Dalmatia marked the beginning of Venice's expansion and rise to empire. Dalmatia served as a base for operations in the Adriatic and beyond. It provided a large number of natural harbours as safe havens for the Venetian fleet, allowing them to create safer trade routes ... and manufacturing techniques, which greatly added to Venice's prestige and wealth. The Empire also gave Venetian P...

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... the republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan. Francesco Sforza conquered the city of Milan and became the new duke after the death of the last Visconti ruler in 1447. Both of these rulers, Visconti and Sforza, worked to create a highly centralized territorial state. They were tremendously successful in creating a system of taxation that generated a tremendous amount of revenue for the government. The republic of Venice remained a stable oligarchy ruled by a small group of merchant-aristocrats. The republic of Florence dominated the ... region of ... ...

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... East. This renewed trade came slowly. One of the first counties to carry on extensive trade with these three areas was Italy. Some reasons as to why Italian merchants traded so much were because they had a large trade-ship fleet, money, and because of a merchant/explorer named Marco Polo. Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy into a merchant family. In 1271, Marco set out with his ... father and uncle on a journey, along the Silk Road which was an ancient trade route from Rome to China. Marco Polo recorded the details of his journeys in a book titled, The Description of the World. This b...

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