The Medici Family
What kind of ethnicity is the Medici Family?
Italian
True or False: The Mediterranean Trade Network helped cultural ideas spread.
True
As the work force required more demand, how did this benefit the economy?
More jobs were created for the society.
Who gained political power during the first half of the 15th century?
The Medici Family.
What were some regions affected by this trade network?
Italy, France, Spain, Roman, Ukraine and Greece.
When did the Medici Family begin to prosper?
the 15th Century.
What were some people in the social classes at this time?
Merchants, aristocrats and slaves
What was the main trade route that exported goods to and from the Mediterranean Sea?
The Silk Road
What happened to the Mediterranean trade network after the Roman Empire fell?
The trade network slowed dramatically.
What was connected to the Mediterranean Trade Network?
The Silk Road
Where did this family initially acquire political power?
Florence, Italy
As trade increased, what happened to the demand of the work force?
It also increased
The Mediterranean typically exported animal skins, precious metals, and exotic African animals for Asian zoos in return for what?
Spices and art.
What was the cause of the decline of the Mediterranean Trade Network?
fall of Roman Empire
Why was the location efficient for trade?
This trade network was located at the center of three continents
What did the Medici family have a major impact on?
the growth of the Italian Renaissance through their patronage of the arts and humanism.
Give four examples of items that were traded throughout this route.
Gold coins, glassware, grapevines, jewelry, artwork, perfume, wool, linen textile and olive oil were traded throughout the Mediterranean Basin.
What place became a major trading center for luxury goods from Europe to Asia?
Venice
When did the trade network revive?
beginning of renaissance and late middle ages
(1300-1600 C.E.)
From which two continents was this trade network used commonly?
Asia and Europe
Other than banking, what else what the Medici family responsible for?
the majority of wool trade.
What disease was common around this time period and believed to be spread through rats and this trade network?
black plague
Because of its cultural connections that increased its trade, what empire did the Mediterranean Trade Network promote?
Byazantine.
What political dynasty began under Cosimo de' Medici in the Republic of Florence during the first half of the 15th century?
The Medici Family.
Why was transportation so easy for trade?
all the continents are surrounded by water.