Why was Venice’s geographic location so important to its power and wealth?

a. Venice’s position on the northeastern edge of the peninsula gave it the ability to dominate Mediterranean and Adriatic trade.
b. Venice’s proximity to Greece permitted it to participate in the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople.
c. Venice’s control of the Lombard plain gave it control of Italy’s richest agricultural region.
d. Venice’s proximity to the Black Sea allowed the city to establish wealthy colonies that traded in slaves and amber from Russia.


a. Venice’s position on the northeastern edge of the peninsula gave it the ability to dominate Mediterranean and Adriatic trade.

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