4. Geography and location
• Population: 60 million
• Area: 301,338 km2 Molise
• 20 Regions
• Largest: Sicily
• Smallest: Aosta Valley
• Capital: Rome
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5. History – Roman Empire
• Rome was founded in 753 BC
• Romulus and Remus
• 6,500,000 km²
• The Roman Empire at its
greatest extent in 117
AD
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6. History – Greek and Romans
• Temple of Concordia
• Sicily
• Built in 500 BC by the Greek
• Coloseum in Rome
• About 2000 years old
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7. History - Architecture
Leaning Tower of Pisa Cathedral of Siena
• Construction started in 1173 • Build between 1215 – 1263
• Took 200 years to finish • First gothic elements
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8. Famous people - explorers
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo Amerigo Vespuccis
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9. Famous people - scientists
Leonardo Fibonacci Archimedes
Galileo Galilei
Alessandro Volta Gugliemo Marconi Leonardo da Vinci
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10. Famous people - artists
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Botticelli
Canaletto Pompeii - Fresco
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11. Famous people - musicians
Giacomo Puccini
Giuseppe Verdi
Pavarotti
Antonio Vivaldi
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12. Food - Pasta
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13. Food – my favorites
Pizza
Parmiggiano
Tiramisu Gelato Cavatelli
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14. Traditions
Befana
- Similar to Santa Claus
- Delivers presents to children – Jan 6th
- Candy or coal
Tarantella
- traditional Italian folk dance
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15. Q&A
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