In Venice, the symbolic top of the government was ________ but the real power was wielded by ________.

Question

the Council of Ten; mercenaries
the people; the doge
the doge; the Council of Ten
the pope; the doge
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
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The Papal States were ruled from which Italian city?

Milan
Florence
Venice
Rome
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
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Which of the following accurately describes the significance of the Italian city-states in the Late Middle Ages?

They combined to form the country Italy.
They helped to reunite the separated churches in the West and the East.
They were the first to move beyond the feudal hierarchy of political organization.
They embraced a purely democratic form of government.
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
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The threat of what power united the city-states of Milan and Florence for a time?

Venice
Byzantine Empire
Abbasids
Naples
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
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In the High Middle Ages, the more rural southern portion of the Italian peninsula was part of which city-state's territory?

Venice
Milan
Florence
Naples
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(04.02 MC)

Florence saw a power struggle between members of

the Greens and the Blues
rival monastic orders
two types of guilds
the Church and state
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(04.02 MC)

In the Late Middle Ages, several of the Italian city-states began to rediscover and celebrate

early medieval Christian iconography
Greek and Roman art and literature
the writings of the Muslim scholar Averroes
the ruins of the Roman Colosseum
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(04.02 MC)

A color map of 15th century Italy shows that Italy served as a gateway between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. Points of interest shown on the map include Kingdom of Naples, Milan, Papal States, Ottoman Empire, Walachia, Bosnia, Hungary, Austria, and Serbia. There is a yellow line that encircles Venice, tracing the various shipping routes taken up the coast of and through the Adriatic Sea.
Public Domain

Which of the following statements is supported by the map above?

Italy consisted of independent city-states rather than one nation.
Italy was one nation dominated by the control of the Papal States.
Italy was too far from any powerful empires to engage in trade.
Italy had no interest in trade with the peoples of North Africa.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: In Venice, the symbolic top of the government was the doge but the real power was wielded by the Council of Ten.

Question 2: The Papal States were ruled from which Italian city? Rome.

Question 3: Which of the following accurately describes the significance of the Italian city-states in the Late Middle Ages? They were the first to move beyond the feudal hierarchy of political organization.

Question 4: The threat of what power united the city-states of Milan and Florence for a time? Venice.

Question 5: In the High Middle Ages, the more rural southern portion of the Italian peninsula was part of which city-state's territory? Naples.

Question 6: Florence saw a power struggle between members of two types of guilds.

Question 7: In the Late Middle Ages, several of the Italian city-states began to rediscover and celebrate Greek and Roman art and literature.

Question 8: Which of the following statements is supported by the map above? Italy consisted of independent city-states rather than one nation.

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