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What caused the end of the economical empire?

Index

• Question / topic• Structure

– The Beginning– The peak– The causes of the fall

• References

Question / Topic

• A economically powerful statefell

The beginning

• Medieval Age– Concessions and protecton of the Byzantie –

empire: • Control of the East – Market• XIII: conquest of the capital of Byzantinum

– Few competitors in Europe (Pisa, Genua)

The peak

• XV y XVI– Colonial empire in the East of Mediterranean– Destruction of the competitors– International center for luxurious products:

• Spice• Silk• Manufacturing productos of Asia• Amber

– And: pandemics

The fall: first crisis - Economy

• New route to India and China: Portugal

• New products from America: Spain

• New powerful states in East and West: Aragon (Spain) and the turkish – empire

The fall: second crisis - Production

• Lost of the route to the north marked because of the 30-years-War (1618-1648)

• Competitiors: – Amsterdam– London

Venice could only produce luxurious products

Principal causes

• The mentality of venice did not change positivly:– Loss of the ambitious

economic thinking– More interest in the land –

and not in the sea• Disadvantage of the

geographical-situation– Mediterranean was not the

center any more