ITALYITALY

Italy is shaped like Italy is shaped like a boot.a boot.

61 million people 61 million people live in Italy.live in Italy.

The capital of Italy The capital of Italy is Rome.is Rome.

This is the meaning This is the meaning of the flag hope of the flag hope (green),faith (green),faith (white) and charity (white) and charity (red)(red)

MoneyMoney

• Castel del monte is Castel del monte is on the 1 cent coin.on the 1 cent coin.

• Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci is on the 1 euro is on the 1 euro coin.coin.

HISTORYHISTORY During the early Middle During the early Middle

Ages, Italian ties with Ages, Italian ties with the "New Rome" of the the "New Rome" of the East (Constantinople) East (Constantinople) were first threatened were first threatened and later severed after and later severed after a series of invasions a series of invasions from the west and from the west and north into Italy. The north into Italy. The severing of ties with severing of ties with the East was confirmed the East was confirmed by the emergence of by the emergence of the PAPACY and the the PAPACY and the Italian cities as powers Italian cities as powers in their own right in their own right

SPORT SPORT

Italy won the World Italy won the World cup 4 times.cup 4 times.

Best soccer athletes Best soccer athletes : :Baggio (one of the Baggio (one of the best strikers in best strikers in Italian history)Italian history)Zoff (best goalie)Zoff (best goalie)Maldini (one of the Maldini (one of the best defenders)best defenders)Baresi (best Baresi (best Sweeper)Sweeper)

FOODFOOD

Pizza:Pizza:36 percent of 36 percent of all pizza orders want all pizza orders want their pizza topping their pizza topping pepperoni.pepperoni.

Pizza:Italy is the Pizza:Italy is the main place for pizza.main place for pizza.

Spaghetti:Spaghetti Spaghetti:Spaghetti is is

made of semolina or made of semolina or flour and water.flour and water.

FAMOUS PEOPLEFAMOUS PEOPLE

Leonardo da Vinci was Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 and born April 15, 1452 and died May 3, 1519. He died May 3, 1519. He was an Italian was an Italian Renaissance architect, Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. He is well and painter. He is well known for his paintings known for his paintings The Last SupperThe Last Supper and and The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa, as well , as well as his studies of as his studies of anatomy.anatomy.

FAMOUS PEOPLE FAMOUS PEOPLE

Marco Polo set off for the east as a youth Marco Polo set off for the east as a youth in 1271.He stayed at the court the Mongol in 1271.He stayed at the court the Mongol emperor,Kublai Khan,for nearly 2 emperor,Kublai Khan,for nearly 2 decades decades before returning home. before returning home.

FAMOUS PEOPLE FAMOUS PEOPLE Andrea Bocelli is a singer, Andrea Bocelli is a singer,

writer and music writer and music producer.An operatic producer.An operatic tenor, he has released four tenor, he has released four complete operas and over complete operas and over eleven other albums, both eleven other albums, both classical and popular in classical and popular in style. Bocelli was born with style. Bocelli was born with glaucoma, and was blinded glaucoma, and was blinded at the age of 12 by a brain at the age of 12 by a brain hemorrhage, which he hemorrhage, which he suffered when hit on the suffered when hit on the head playing football. He head playing football. He will not discuss his will not discuss his disability and has always disability and has always played it down played it down