ISS

January 2013

Elena Noemi Desiato

Italia

Italy

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AGENDA

1. Geography and location

2. History

3. Famous people

4. Food

5. Traditions

6. Q&A

3Italy – Elena Noemi Desiato – ISS – January 2013

Geography and location

4Italy – Elena Noemi Desiato – ISS – January 2013

Geography and location

• Population: 60 million

• Area: 301,338 km2

• 20 Regions• Largest: Sicily• Smallest: Aosta Valley

• Capital: Rome

Molise

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History – Roman Empire

• 6,500,000 km²

• The Roman Empire at its greatest extent in 117 AD

• Rome was founded in 753 BC• Romulus and Remus

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History – Greek and Romans

• Coloseum in Rome• About 2000 years old

• Temple of Concordia• Sicily• Built in 500 BC by the Greek

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History - Architecture

Leaning Tower of Pisa• Construction started in 1173• Took 200 years to finish

Cathedral of Siena• Build between 1215 – 1263• First gothic elements

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Famous people - explorers

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespuccis

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Famous people - scientists

Alessandro Volta

Galileo Galilei

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo Fibonacci

Gugliemo Marconi

Archimedes

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Famous people - artists

Michelangelo

Leonardo da Vinci

Botticelli

Pompeii - FrescoCanaletto

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Famous people - musicians

Pavarotti

Giuseppe Verdi

Antonio Vivaldi

Giacomo Puccini

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Food - Pasta

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Food – my favorites

Parmiggiano Pizza

Tiramisu CavatelliGelato

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Traditions

Tarantella- traditional Italian folk dance

Befana- Similar to Santa Claus- Delivers presents to children – Jan 6th

- Candy or coal

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Q&A