Question
Which of the following is called ‘Queen of the Adriatic’?
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)
Venice in Italy is known as “Queen of the Adriatic,” because of its location on the Adriatic coast. Because of its location, it dominated the Eastern Mediterranean beginning in the twelfth century.
Her extensive trade network linked Europe to Byzantium, the Moslem world, and even the distant Asian civilizations explored by Marco Polo. It is also known as “City of Water,” “City of Masks,” “City of Bridges,” “The Floating City,” and “City of Canals.”
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Answer: (b)
Venice in Italy is known as “Queen of the Adriatic,” because of its location on the Adriatic coast. Because of its location, it dominated the Eastern Mediterranean beginning in the twelfth century.
Her extensive trade network linked Europe to Byzantium, the Moslem world, and even the distant Asian civilizations explored by Marco Polo. It is also known as “City of Water,” “City of Masks,” “City of Bridges,” “The Floating City,” and “City of Canals.”
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