Republic of Venice

Target entity: Republic of Venice
Context triple: [John Cabot, countryOfOrigin, Republic of Venice]

• A. Republic of Genoa
  The Republic of Genoa was a powerful maritime city-state and commercial republic centered on the city of Genoa, which dominated Mediterranean trade and politics from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
• B. Duchy of Milan
  The Duchy of Milan was a powerful late medieval and Renaissance state in northern Italy, centered on the city of Milan and long contested by major European powers.
• C. Republic of Florence
  The Republic of Florence was a powerful late medieval and Renaissance Italian city-state centered on Florence, renowned for its banking, commerce, and patronage of art, science, and humanism.
• D. Papal States
  The Papal States were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope from the 8th century until Italian unification in the 19th century.
• E. Duchy of Florence
  The Duchy of Florence was a 16th-century Italian state in central Italy, ruled by the Medici family and centered on the city of Florence.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Republic of Venice
Target entity description: The Republic of Venice was a powerful maritime city-state and commercial empire centered on Venice that dominated Mediterranean trade and politics for centuries until its fall in 1797.

• A. Republic of Genoa
  The Republic of Genoa was a powerful maritime city-state and commercial republic centered on the city of Genoa, which dominated Mediterranean trade and politics from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
• B. Duchy of Milan
  The Duchy of Milan was a powerful late medieval and Renaissance state in northern Italy, centered on the city of Milan and long contested by major European powers.
• C. Republic of Florence
  The Republic of Florence was a powerful late medieval and Renaissance Italian city-state centered on Florence, renowned for its banking, commerce, and patronage of art, science, and humanism.
• D. Papal States
  The Papal States were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope from the 8th century until Italian unification in the 19th century.
• E. Duchy of Florence
  The Duchy of Florence was a 16th-century Italian state in central Italy, ruled by the Medici family and centered on the city of Florence.
• F. None of above. chosen