The document discusses the rise and fall of Venice as an economic empire. It began in the Medieval Age under the protection of the Byzantine Empire, which allowed Venice to control trade with the East. At its peak in the 15th-16th centuries, Venice had a colonial empire in the Mediterranean and was an international center for luxury goods trade. However, its decline was due to several factors: the opening of new trade routes to India and China bypassing Venice; competition from other powers like Spain and the Ottoman Empire; and losing trade routes during conflicts like the 30 Years' War, which reduced Venice to only producing luxury goods as competitors like Amsterdam and London emerged. Ultimately, Venice's mentality did not adapt to changing times

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What caused the end of the
economical empire?

2. Index
• Question / topic
• Structure
– The Beginning
– The peak
– The causes of the fall
• References

3. Question / Topic
• A economically powerful statefell

4. 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)

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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