7.40 (Location of Italy)

Which peninsula is shown?

• Iberian

• Anatolian

• Arabian

• Italian

Many cities on the Italian Peninsula have easy access to...

• The English Channel

• The Black Sea

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The East Sea

Because of its location, Italian merchants could easily trade with people from... (choose 3)

• North Africa

• North America

• Europe

• Southwest Asia

• Japan

Italian cities were able to obtain books from these two classical civilizations.

• Arabia

• Rome

• Greece

• Tang Dynasty

• The Moors

A self-governing, independent city, plus its surrounding countryside, is called a(n)...

• city-state

• shogunate

• aristocratic state

• empire

Because of its location, Italian city-states...

• became the leaders of the Crusades.

• reintroduced knowledge and goods to Europe.

• successfully reestablished the Roman Empire.

• Brought new goods into East Asia.

Because of the knowledge it helped spread, Italy's city-states helped begin the...

• Reconquista

• Inquisition

• Renaissance

• Protestant Reformation

Which does not describe a characteristic of an Italian city?

• feudalism & manorialism

• trade & commerce

• independent & self-governing

• large population & industrial