The Rise and Fall of Venice Chapter 6 Carnevale Di Venezia Venice at its peak Why masks?? • Wearing masks for disguise reached was at its height in the 18th Century. • The people of Venice used Carnival to mingle and even to trade sexual favours. • A commoner could mix with the higher social classes. Napolean Bonaparte The Man Behind the Fall of Venice "He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat." • Napoleon I (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, later Napoleon Bonaparte) (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on modern European history. • He was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic and Emperor of the French and King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine. Acknowledgements • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nap oleon_Bonaparte • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carn ival_of_Venice