Italy
By Ethan Longo
Picture of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
Italian Flag, Animal and the Emblem/Anthem
The Italian Flag
Italian Wolf or the Appenine Wolf
Italian Emblem
Italian Anthem
People in italy
Favorite Sport
Soccer/Football | 1970 World Cup Final Brazil vs Italy
Famous people from Italy
Leonardo da Vinci
Did a lot of different things. Was called a renaissance man. He was one of the first people to try building a flying machine.
Died May 2,1519
Amerigo Vesspucci
This is the man who they named America after. America is the feminine Latin form of his name. He was also an explorer.
Died Feb 22, 1512
Marco Polo
It's a common belief that he brought pasta over from china to Italy. He grew up learning Merchant subjects and the handling of cargo ships
Died Jan 9 1324
Famous Foods from Italy
Pasta
Risotto
Cannoli
Famous Landmarks in Italy
Mount Vesuvius
The Trevi Fountain
The leaning tower of Pisa
Euro
Christmas in Italy
Panettone
Light seafood meal
Facts about Italy
-Primary religion is Roman Catholic
-It's pretty easy to find Italy on the map because it looks like high heels
-Before they used euro's as money they used lira
-over 75% of Italy is mountainous or hilly
-Napoleon spent his first exile on the Italian island of Elba.
-The ice cream cone is an Italian invention
-Romes nickname is the eternal city
-Italy has many dialects
(Gotten from http://www.lifeinitaly.com/potpourri/fun-facts.asp )