Which of the following is not a factor that contributed to Venice's rise as a city-state in Italy? (1 point) The location of the city along the Adriatic Sea made it a center for trade between Europe and the Byzantine Empire. Its territory was directly controlled by the pope and the Roman Catholic Church and led the other city-states in government reform. The people secured land-based trade routes over the Alps and into Western Europe to grow its trade industry. Its income from the growing trade industry was used to hire soldiers for an army to protect the territory and conquer other lands.