ITALY

• This is a map of Italy.• Italy is located in

Mediterranean sea on the underside of Europe.

• Italy is a peninsula shaped like a boot with a couple of islands.

FOOD

• Pizza is a popular Italian food (bottom).

• Noodles is another popular Italian food (top left).

• Cheese is a popular Italian food (top right).

• Italy is also famous for its desserts (middle right).

• They are famous for olive oil.

CITIES

• Venice (top left) is famous for its waterways and how they use them for transportation.

• Rome (bottom) is Italy's capital.

• Milan is a very large city (top right).

RURAL ITALY

• Top left is a rural cottage for rent.

• Bottom is a scene of the southern coast of Italy.

• Top right is a rural Italian village.

                                          

MOUNTAINS

• Top left is the Dolomite mountains in northern Italy.

• Top right is the Italian Alps.

• Middle left is an Italian Alps mountain lake.

• Bottom is Italian alps.

                                                                                                                                                                 

COAST

• Top is a coastal town.• Bottom right is a

coastal city.• Middle left is an

Italian beach.• Bottom left is the

Italian coastline.

                                             

VATICAN CITY

• Vatican City is an independent state from the rest of Italy.

• It is headed by the Pope.• It is also the smallest

country in the world.• It is home of the Catholics• These images are all of

Vatican city

THE ROMANS

• Top left is the Roman coliseum which is designed for viewing.

• Even modern sports stadiums still have the same basic structure and design as this one.

• The roman empire controlled the entire area around the Mediterranean sea, including Italy, from 27 BCE-14 CE (map bottom.

• The roman forum is top right.

RENASSANCE

• The Renaissance was an outburst of artwork, science, and culture starting in Italy and spreading through Europe.

• It went from the 14th century to the 17th century.

• It is Italian for “rebirth”• Two famous renaissance artists

were Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci (top left and right).

• On the bottom is the vitruvian man by Leonardo da Vinci, just one example of the many breakthroughs in this time period.

WORLD WAR 1

• World War 1 was a huge war with France, Russia, Italy, the UK, and the US, on one side, and Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire on the other.

• It happened between 1914 and 1918.

• France, Italy, Russia, the US, and the UK won.

• These are all images of world war 1.

WORLD WAR 2

• World war 2 occurred from 1939 to 1945.

• It was Germany, Italy, and Japan, the Axis powers), against China, Brittan, France, US, and the Soviet Union (the Allied nations).

• The Allies won.• Italy's Fascist leader,

Mussolini, was overthrown by the Allies in 1943

• These are all images of World War 2 in Italy.

ART

• Top is a painting by Michelangelo for the Sistine chapel

• Bottom left is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci called the “Mona Lisa”.

• Bottom right is a sculpture by Aguste Rodin.

MUSIC

• Bottom is Adriano Celentano, who did everything from rock and roll to rap, and sold over 70 million records.

• Top left is Lady Gaga, who is probably the most popular Italian artist today.

• Top right is a famous Italian opera by Gioachino Rossini called The Barber of Seville.

ECONOMY

• Bottom is Italy's currency, the euro.

• Top is Italy's GDP composition.

• Italy used to have one of the weakest economies in Europe, but in 2008, it had the 7th largest in the world mostly because of the growing tourism.

TOURISM

• Tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors in the Italian economy.

• Italy is the 5th biggest tourist destination and the 4th highest tourist earner in the world.

• The Duomo is a large tourist attraction in Milan.(top)

• Bottom is the tower of Pisa. Famous for how it leans.

POMPEII

• Pompeii was a ruined Roman city near present day Naples.

• It was ruined when mt. Vesuvius (top) erupted, covering it with ash.

• Middle is an image of Pompeii

• (bottom) when Vesuvius erupted, it covered the city so well that the bodies were preserved as they died.

SPORTS

• This is the Italian soccer team.

• Soccer is the most popular Italian sport.

• Soccer is a very old sport with many origins

RELIGION

• Italy's main religion is Roman Catholic.

• Top right is a roman Catholic church.

• Top left is a Roman Catholic priest.

• Bottom is a Roman Catholic congregation.

ITALIAN BRANDS

• Diadora is a popular sporting brand.(bottom right)

• Maserati is a high quality Italian sport car brand.(top)

• Barilla is a popular Italian pasta brand.(bottom left)

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