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Italian Maritime Republic Quiz

Answer the following questions about the maritime republics that existed in and around modern Italy for many centuries.
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Venice
What was the full name of the republic of Venice?
Most Serene Republic of Venice
What was the title of the Venetian republic's head of government?
Doge
Which Venetian building did for shipbuilding what Henry Ford's factories would eventually do for car assembly?
Arsenale di Venezia
Out of the five largest islands in the Mediterranean, which two were fully or primarily controlled by Venice at some point?
Crete
Cyprus
Which Venetian leader diverted the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople, leading to the establishment of the Latin Empire?
Enrico Dandolo
Which port city was the regional capital of Venice's possessions in mainland Greece from 1685 to 1715?
Nafplio
Which French general invaded Italy in the late 18th century, and ended the existence of Venice as an independent republic?
Napoleon Bonaparte
 
 
Genoa
Which region of modern Italy corresponds roughly to the former borders of the republic of Genoa's mainland territory?
Liguria
Which famous Istanbul landmark was built by the Genoese, as part of their militarised trading post in the city?
Galata Tower
Which town in Tunisia was the last possession of any maritime republic in North Africa?
Tabarqa
Which currently disputed peninsula was home to multiple Genoese trading posts until the late 15th century?
Crimea
Which island rebelled against Genoese rule and was sold to the French, despite Genoa not actually controlling it at the time of the sale?
Corsica
Which major kingdom of Northern Europe shared an identical flag with the Genoese republic?
Kingdom of England
Ragusa
Ragusa does not fall within the borders of modern Italy. Which country is it located in?
Croatia
...and what is the local name for both the republic and the current city of Ragusa?
Dubrovnik
Which country did the Ragusan republic donate a strip of territory to, which now forms Bosnia-Herzegovina's only access to the sea?
Ottoman Empire
The Ragusan republic built a number of buildings in which iconic architectural style, otherwise relatively rare in the Balkans?
Gothic
 
 
Pisa
Which Mediterranean island contained the Pisan republic's only notable possessions outside mainland Italy?
Sardinia
After Pisa ceased to be an independent republic in 1406, which country did it become part of?
Republic of Florence
 
 
Amalfi
Which navigation instrument was Amalfi's most notable contribution to maritime commerce and warfare?
Box Compass
Amalfi was the shortest-lived of the major maritime republics; when did it cease to exist? (answer within 40 years)
1137
 
 
Other
Apart from those already mentioned, which other three city states are generally considered to have been maritime republics?
Republic of Ancona
Republic of Gaeta
Republic of Noli
Which city-state just outside modern Italy (that still exists today) could have been considered a maritime republic if it weren't a monarchy?
Monaco
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Aug 12, 2021
great quiz! alot of depth.
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