During the Elizabethan period: - Venice was a very wealthy and popular city known for entertainment, pleasure, and tourism. It was comparable to today's Las Vegas. - Venice controlled a large sea empire and was a center for trade, with people from different nationalities coming to Venice to do business. - While Venice was generally more accepting of different cultures than Elizabethan London, there was still conflict between Jews and Christians. Jews faced restrictions and antisemitism, having to live in ghettos and wear identifying clothing.

1. VENICE’S REPUTATION
DURING THE ELIZABETHAN
PERIOD
By: Rachel Ramesh, Akanksha & Darshan
(Gr-8)

2. INTRODUCTION
Venice is a city in north
eastern Italy sited on a
group of 118 small islands
separated by canals and
linked by bridges.

3. Area: 414.6 km²
Population: 270, 843
More about Venice

4. VENICE’S REPUTATION
 Venice was:-
 Very Wealthy.
 A place of entertainment and
pleasure.
A big tourist attraction.
* [Venice in the Elizabethan era
can be compared to today’s
Vegas]

5. BUSINESS IN VENICE
There was a lot of trade happening
in Venice
They controlled a very large sea
empire…
People of different kinds of
Nationalities came and did trade in
Venice!

6. STANCE ON PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT
CULTURES
 People of different cultures were
treated much better than in
Elizabethan London since they had
people of all nationalities come and
trade.
 (But there was still conflict
between the Jews and the Christians
in Venice)

7. ANTI-SEMITISM IN VENICE
 Even though they were more
accepting to other cultures in
Venice, there was still many
examples of Anti-Semitism.
 Jews had to live in Ghettos.
 To identify Jews easily, they had to
wear a red hat at all times..
[For Jews, breaking these rules was
punishable to death.]

8. HOW JEWS WERE TREATED IN THE
ELIZABETHAN PERIOD
Throughout history, people of
Jewish ancestry were treated poorly
in many parts of the world.
Constantly in search of a safe place
to live, a number of Jews moved to
England following the Norman
Conquest of 1066..

9. HOW JEWS ARE TREATED NOW!
Classical anti-Semitism is nowhere
near the levels at which it once
was. However, there are still some
hate crimes, plus the problem of
terrorism.
Now Jews are also treated as equal
as others..