Venice

1. Where is it, and what was it like in the 16th Century?

Venice, today.

Location

• Venice is a city in northern Italy and the capital of the region Veneto. It has a population of 271,367 (census estimate January 1, 2004).
  

Life in the 16th Century

• Venice in the 16th Century was one of the most powerful trading cities in the world, thus making it an extremely wealthy city.
• Venice controlled trade on the Mediterranean Sea, which the inclusion of the manufacturing of silk and woollen textiles, Venetian glass, sugar, soap, metal work and printing.
• The trading power soon diminished, although Venice remained an important economic and cultural centre.

A map of the Venetian city, 16th Century:
(sorry about the fuzziness)

Sources Cited:

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_Venice_like_in_the_sixteenth_century
• http://ancientworldmaps.blogspot.com/search/label/16th%20century
• http://maps.commons.yale.edu/venice/test-gallery-page/gastaldi_giacomo/