In Fourteenth-Century Venice, the Real Executive Power of the State

question 48

Multiple Choice

In fourteenth-century Venice, the real executive power of the state came to be held by the

• A)doge.
• B)duce.
• C)Council of Merchants.
• D)Council of Ten.
• E)popolo minuto.

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Definitions:

Demographic Transition Theory

A theory that describes the transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Population Development

The study of changes in population numbers, composition, and distribution, and how these changes affect socio-economic development.

Crude Birth Rate

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Live Births

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