Fall of Venice
The decline of Venice can be attributed to several interconnected factors. The discovery of new sea routes by European nations undermined Venice's monopoly on the spice trade, significantly reducing its profits.
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Fall of Venice
Political challenges Subtopic Social challenges Maritime competition New trade rivals Protectionist policy made trading with Venetians to be unattrative and they lost trade partners Less successful in negotiating for favourable trading rights in new ports Venetians imitated better-designed ships of Dutch and British but lack the skills in operating them English East India Company brought cotton and pepper from India, tea and porcelain from China Dutch East India Company bypassed Venetians to get supplies from East Discovery of new sea routes Original route was shorter but time consuming and unsafe
eg. robbers and plunderers hiding New sea routes destroyed Venice's monopoly of the lucrative spice trade and greatly reduced large profits Foreign threats League Of Cambrai Cost of war drained and weakened Venice's resources Aim to reduce the power of Venice and divide its territories Consisted of most major powers in Europe
eg. Spain, Hungary, France Ottoman Empire Europeans neighbours developed deep hostility for Venice
eg. Venice was left to fight on their own against Ottomans But later seek military aid from other Europeans states to fight Ottomans Venetians willing to give concessions to Ottomans whenever it suited their commercial interests Wars drained Venice resources and manpower, and disrupted trade Venice had to use its galleys to fight off attacks by Ottomans which disrupted its use for trading purposes Venice forced to give up some less important territories to avoid further losses Ottoman replaced Genoa as Venice's greatest competitor for maritime control Involvement in the mainland Had to equip themselves with a strong army by recruiting mecenaries Act of switching alliances led to fragile relations and put Venice at high risk
eg. overland trade route is unsafe Taking advantage of rivalry among the mainland states to achieve balance of power
eg. created alliances Needed to secure and maintain supply of resources for city's growing population and expanding industries Political developments in Europe turned attention to controlling nearby mainland territories
