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Foundation Italy Flashcards

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1
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What was the first civilization to develop vines in Italy

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Etruscan civilization

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2
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Where did the Etruscan developed in Italy

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Toscana and Umbria

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3
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What did the Etruscan do for the wine in Italy

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They developed the wine production in northern and central Italy

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4
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Which system did the Etruscan trained vines

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High above ground using trees as natural supports

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5
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How is the Etruscan training system known

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Alberata or vite maritata all’alberata

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6
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Where is Alberata training system still used nowadays in Italy

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Campania’s Aversa DOC

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7
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when did the Greeks arrived in Italy

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Between 8th and 6th centuries BC

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8
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Where the Greeks settled them in Italy

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Southern regions of Sicilia, Campania, Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia

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9
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How did the Romans name the southern Italian territories occupied by the Greek settlers

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Magna Graecia (Great Greece)

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10
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What was the influence of the Greeks in the south for wine

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The Greeks were instrumental for the advancement of viticulture and winemaking in the south as the Etruscan did for the north

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11
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How the Greeks called south of Italy

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Oenotria, the land of vines

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12
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Which training system did the Greeks introduce in the south of Italy

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Low head-training method for grapevines

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13
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Who did conquered the northen Italy in detriment of the Etruscan

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The Celtics between the 6th and 5th centuries BC

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14
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When did the Romans unified the Italian territory

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In 42 BC

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15
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What was the influence of the Romans for the viticulture and winemaking

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They improved by adopting the best techniques of both the Etruscans and the Greeks

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16
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Which improvement did the Romans introduce

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They refined training and pruning methods to a level that some systems remained in use for centuries all over Europe

17
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How was the wine drunk by the Romans

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Sweet and alcoholic following Greeks habits

18
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What was the respected wine for the north during the Roman Empire

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Retico in Veneto (modern Valpolicella) and Pucinum made in Friuli

19
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What was the role of the monasteries for the wine

A

Saved wine culture and viticulture by carrying on wine production for religion and medical purposes

20
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When did the use of wooden barrels become widespread

A

In the Middle Ages

21
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When did the Lombards take control of northern Italy and part of central and south of Italy

A

5th 6th centuries AD

22
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What did the Lombard do to maintain military supremacy over their territories

A

Divided the Kingdom into several duchies

23
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Who did defeat the Lombards in northern and central Italy

A

The Franks

24
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Who did conquer Sicily in the 10th century

A

the Arabs

25
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Who did defeat the arabs in the 11th century

A

The Normans (From Normandy France)

26
Q

When did the mezzadria system become widely adopted

A

In the Middle Ages particularly in Northern and central Italy

27
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What is Mezzadria

A

Landowner leased farmland to those who would work it and took half of the crop

28
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When did Mezzadria become widely adopted

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Middle Age

29
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What was called Maritime Republic

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Coastal cities which became important trade and military centers like Venezia, Genova and Pisa

30
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What was the order of civilizations in Italy

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Etruscan
Greeks
Romans
Lombards

31
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What was the impact of the discovery of the americas to Italy

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Economic crisis because Mediterranean trade routes lost importance

32
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When did corks and glass bottles become widespread in Italy

A

19th century

33
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When was the winter freeze that destroyed vineyards in Northern Italy

A

1709

34
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Who were the leaders of unification of Italy

A

King vittorio Emanuele II
Camilo Benso, count of Cavour
General Giuseppe Garibaldi

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