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Italy Flashcards

1
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What does minestrone mean?

A

Vegetable soup

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2
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What does antipasto mean?

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Appetizers

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3
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What is the north of Italy like in their people, type of land, and sauce type?

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Fertile land, a large wealthy population, cream

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What is the south of Italy like in their people, type of land, and sauce type?

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Dry land, a smaller poorer population, tomato sauce

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5
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What is the climate like?

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Predominantly Mediterranean, Alpine in far north, dry in south

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What is the terrain like?

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Mostly rugged and mountainous, with some plains, and coastal lowlands

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What are four of their natural resources?

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Coal, mercury, zinc, and marble

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What are some natural hazards of Italy? (6)

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Landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and flooding

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9
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What is their life expectancy at birth?

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81.86 years

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10
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What is their main/state religion? (%)

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90% roman catholic (they have the vatican)

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What is their capital city?

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Rome

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12
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What and when is their national holiday?

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Republic day on June second

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13
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What are four of their agricultural products?

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Olives, grapes, grain, fish

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14
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What are three of their industries?

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Tourism, machinery, foot wear

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15
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What problem does their long coastline and developed economy cause?

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Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southwestern Europe and northern Africa

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Where do they get their drugs and what related money problem do they have?

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Cocaine from Latin America, heroin from Southwestern Asia and money laundering by organized crime and smuggling

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17
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What are the two things that tell us about Italy’s history?

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Records- poets and philosophers

Artifacts- remains of ancient cities

18
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Who settled northern Italy?

A

Etruscans

19
Q

Who brought lasagna to Italy? (Southern)

A

Greeks

20
Q

Who started to use dried pasta and why?

A

Arabs to preserve flour and make cooking on long trips easier

21
Q

Who introduced spaghetti into Italy and where did it originally come from?

A

Marco Polo, china

22
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How do we know that pasta was very valuable?

A

It was listed in wills

23
Q

Who learned how to get salt and how/why did they get it?

A

Romans, sea water, sheep

24
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How do we know that salt was valuable?

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It was used in trade throughout Italy (Etruscans in north, greeks in south) and was given as a salary to soldiers

25
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What was established during the Renaissance?

A

Cooking schools

26
Q

What would be the centerpiece at a fancy banquet?

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A sculpture made or butter, ice, or sugar made by famous sculptors, architects, and artists

27
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What change in manners occurred during the Renaissance?

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Forks instead of fingers

28
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What was common before napkins, what was the first purpose of napkins?

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Many layers of tablecloth, to take leftovers home

29
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What fat is common in the north/south?

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Butter north, olive oil south

30
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What fabric are their tablecloths made of?

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Linen

31
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What provides color?

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A bowl of fruit or wine

32
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What are three appetizers served? (Notes)

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Cheese, sausage, loaves of bread

33
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What other thing is a common sight on Italian tables? (since meals last so long)

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Toothpicks

34
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How are their meals eaten?

A

Stages (one at a time)

35
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What is the order of most meals? (7 with drinks)

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Plate (get you ready for soup), soup, pasta, meat or fish with a side of vegetables, dessert is fruit, wine is drunk (diluted for kids), last may be espresso

36
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What does pasta mean?

A

Paste

37
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What does aldente mean?

A

To the tooth

38
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What type of cheese is the prized grating cheese that is firm and aged with a mellow, slightly salty taste?

A

Parmesan

39
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What type of cheese is more aggressive than Parmesan and is also a firm grating cheese?

A

Romano

40
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What type of cheese is fresh, moist, bland and unsalted that is comparable to cottage cheese?

A

Ricotta

41
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What type of cheese is known as the pizza cheese and has a rubbery, stringy texture?

A

Mozzarella

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