Overview
Continent
Europe
Much of Italy lies on a
Peninsula
Italy’s fragments states unified into the
Kingdom of Italy
Known as the Renaissance man
Leonardo Da Vinci
Popular foods in Italy (3)
Pizza, pasta, gelato
Capital
Rome
Largest sea in Europe
Mediterranean
Culture flourished during the
Renaissance
Italian physicist, engineer, astronomer
Galileo Galilei
Language
Italian
Major bordering seas
Adriatic Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Climate
Mostly Mediterranean
Capitol of the Roman Empire
Rome
Three famous explorers
Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, and Amerigo Vespucci
Italian Christians are mostly
Roman Catholic
Population rank
23rd
Largest island in the Mediterranean Sea
Sicily
During the Dark Ages Italy was envaded by
Germanic Tribes, Muslims, and Norman’s
Who painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci
80% of Italians are of what religion
Christianity
Population
59,000,000-62,000,000
Tallest active volcanoe in Europe
Mount Etna
What left Italy politically fragmented
The rise of city states
Who’s voyages led to colonization of the New World
Christopher Columbus
Two sports cars produced in Italy
Lamborghinis and Ferrari’s