La Storia
The first emperor of Rome
Augustus
2 of the 3 main reasons the Renaissance began in Italy
What are Rise of city states, rise of wealthy merchant class, decline of church
"mi sono laureato" translates to:
I graduated
The population of Italy
What is 60.000.000
Officially it is the national sport of Japan
What is Sumo wrestling
Who were the original "settlers" of Southern Italy, and founders of Neapolis, or Napoli.
Who were the Greeks
Italian university famous for only accepting students who "think outside the box"
What is La Normale di Pisa
This sea literally means "middle of our land"
Mar Mediterraneo
it's what the "B" in BMW stands for
Bavarian
The first and second capitals of Italy were......
Torino and Florence
It is the largest university in Europe by number of students
La Sapienza di Roma
This Italian city is the birthplace of opera, casinos, and where Mardi Gras here in the U.S. and Carnival around the world first began
what is Venezia
name of the ancient tablet that was found in Egypt that led to the translation of Egyptian Hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
Who rescued Romulus and Remus from the Tiber River?
the She-Wolf
They were the first and second capitals of Italy. And yes, you need both.
What are Torino and Firenze
Il Politecnico di Milano is comparable to __________ here in the U.S.
M.I.T.
Italy became a Republic in this year
1946
he was the French king beheaded during the French Revolution
Who was King Louis XIV
What are the Papal States
If the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed in 1861, then why do we celebrate Unification Day as September 20th of 1870?
Because that is when Rome and Venice were added.
What was Camillo Benso's (the Count of Cavour) famous quote about the biggest problem with the new, unified Italy
They now had an Italy, but no Italians
Italian city that was home to Christopher Columbus
What is Genova
.These 2 letters are used as symbols for 1,000
What are K and M