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ITALY
• Rome is the capitol
Demographics
• Main Language is Italian• Major religion is Catholicism• Most dense population near cities• Geographic size: 116,000
Government
• Democratic Republic• A Democratic republic is a hybrid
of a republic and democracy• Mario Monti is the current Prime
Minister
Unification of Italy
• Italy unified 1859-70• In 1860, Garibaldi led the
“Red Shirts” in conquest of Sicily and Naples
• Italy completely unified by 1870
Economics
• GPD: $1.5 Trillion in U.S. currency• Italy’s major resources include: Oil, Fish, coal and marble
• Tourism is a major industry• Italy’s exports are mainly produce and livestock
Italian Cuisine• Italy is famous for their
pasta • There is no exact date of
when spaghetti originated • The Ancient Romans and
Greeks ate a form of spaghetti
• Spaghetti became popular in the U.S. in the 1920’s
Major Cities-Rome
• Population is 2,777,979• Rome is famous for the Coliseum• Rome is 2672 years old• Nicknamed the Eternal City
The Renaissance
• Cultural movement from the 14th to the 17th century
• Famous Artists from this time include Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci
• Began in Florence, Italy• Many scientific contributions were made during this time as well
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIsypjHCPr8
Italian Soccer Team
• Soccer is called football in Europe• First Game was played in 1910• Has won 4 world cups
Works Cited• http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/italy/government• http://italiandemographics.weebly.com/population-challen
ges.html• http://
www.history-timelines.org.uk/places-timelines/27-italy-history-timeline.html
• http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/italyandthecitystates/tp/keyeventsitaly.03.html
• http://www.indexmundi.com/italy/natural_resources.html• http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/world/A0858951.html• http://www.squidoo.com/the-history-of-spaghetti