Elena italy presentation
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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
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Geography and location
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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