After looking at my own criteria, the categories, and the infographics, I have determined that Venice was the greatest city.
My original criteria stated that a great community is safe. As stated in the inforgraphic itself, Venice is a city that "used its powerful navy and strategic alliances to protect it". This can lead one to see that the city itself was generally protected from any sort of warfare, thus making it a safe city to live in.
Moreover, the city flourished with the ideology of Humanism, which placed an emphasis on education. This education was not perfect, since the aristocracy were the ones who were educated; however, the importance of education was still a large part of the Humanist movement and as such contributes to the greatness of the society.
Another criterion of mine was that a great community allows freedoms for all its members. The inforgraphic states that there were some women who were able to rise to positions of status. This shows that there were some opportunities for women born in aristocracy; though this is not full freedom, it is more than was afforded to women in previous generations. The Victoria and Albert museum states that most women did not have a great deal of
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I considered Seville less great due to their religious intolerance in the form of the Inquisition, as this goes against my criterion of freedom for all. I also considered Tenochtitlan to be a less great city due to the ritual sacrifice and conflicts. Though these conflicts tended to shy away from involving the populace, it is still a form of conflict that would make the city less safe. I considered Kyoto to be a less great city due to the long warring period between 1467 to 1603, which would make the city unsafe. Finally, I considered Seoul to be less great in comparison to Venice as it lacked religious freedom, with traditional practices outlawed and looked down