This republic fought against Venice in the War of Chioggia (“kee-OH-juh”). For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this republic, which competed with Venice to dominate the Mediterranean in the 13thand 14thcenturies. Christopher Columbus was born in this republic, whose capital was a city in Liguria.
ANSWER: Genoa [or Republic of Genoa or Genova]
[10e] Venice’s influence led the fourth of these military expeditions to contract a Venetian fleet for transport to Jerusalem. These religious wars were intended to conquer Jerusalem from Muslim rule.
ANSWER: crusades
[10h] After the War of Chioggia, Venice lost control of Ragusa, which later became a major trading republic in this region. To repay its debt to Venice, the Fourth Crusade sacked Zadar, a city in this region on the eastern Adriatic coast.
ANSWER: Dalmatia [prompt on Croatia]
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