Unit 1

Renaissance: The Origins of a Western Worldview

Targets
Skill Builders

Lesson 2

How did increased trade lead to the development of city-states in Italy?

  • city-states
  • republic
  • hinterland
  • monarchy

During the Renaissance, Italy was not a country as we know it today. Instead, it consisted of many independent city-states.

Each was a state as well as a city. The city-states were politically independent from one another, and each consisted of the city itself and the surrounding countryside.



Watch

Click the link to view the video entitled, Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History No. 2,to learn about the city-states.