Venice 1572 [Image]. (n.d.). Contemporary maps of Renaissance Italian cities. Retrieved September 7, 2016, from https://wordplay1510.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/contemporary-maps-of-renaissance-italian-cities-courtesy-of-the-huj/
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How did the growth in cities drive change?
“Trade made the Italian city-states wealthy. Italy’s location on the central Mediterranean placed its cities in the middle of the trade routes. People from all over Europe came to northern Italy to buy, sell, and do their banking. Many city-states developed specializations. For example, Milan produced metal goods and armor. Genoa was a trading center for ivory and gold. Venice had hundreds of ships that controlled the trade routes in the Mediterranean sea, and silk, spices, and perfume flowed into Venice”
Italian Renaissance. (n.d.). Retrieved September 13, 2016, from http://theitalianrenaissance-byhelenlo.weebly.com/italian-city-states.html
Non-Fiction Print Resources
Pierre, M. (1989). The Renaissance. London: Hamilton.
940.21 PIE
This book gives a good sumary of Early Italian cities.
Elliott, L. (2009). The Renaissance in Europe. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company.
940.2 ELL
This book gives a really good summary of Renaissance cities.
Murphy, L., & Matthews, R. (2010). Art and culture of the Renaissance world. New York: Rosen Central.
940.21 MUR
This book has a double-page on Renaissance cities
McNeese, T. (1999). The Renaissance. Dayton: Lorenz Educational Press.Go to page 16 of the preview for information about items traded in Italy.
Online Databases
Websites
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (n.d.). Historic cities. Retrieved September 7, 2016, from http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/historic_cities.html
This website has maps from Renaissance towns like those in Italy.
- Italian trade cities. (2016). Retrieved September 7, 2016, from https://www.boundless.com/world-history/textbooks/boundless-world-history-i-ancient-civilizations-enlightenment-textbook/the-renaissance-408/italy-during-the-renaissance-409/italian-trade-cities-218-13252/
- Out of the middle ages. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2016, from http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/middleages_sub.html
- Italy in the mid-fourteenth century. (n.d.). Retrieved September 13, 2016, from http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/renaissance1/section1.rhtml
This page has a few paragraphs about the advantages Italy had over other countries in relation to trade.