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lesson 3 Flashcards

1
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why are food exports so important economically for italy?

A

because italian food is world’s most popular

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what are the top five products for exports

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wine, dry pasta, aged cheese, bakery products, pastries

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who are the main consumers of italian exports

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germany and UK

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why doesn’t italian food ‘exist’

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different foreign dominations, all regions have very different foods

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5
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campanilism

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feeling of love, identity, belonging, pride to place of birth - much stronger than national identity

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the campanile

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traditionally the tallest and most prominent building in any town/village

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7
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what does the campanile symbolize

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symbol of devotion and love of one’s home

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why does italy have campanilism?

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because Italy is a very young country (1860 - 70); Triste only became a part of Italy in 1954

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what was italy before a unified country

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a multitude of small separate states with own language, dialect and traditions

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10
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what is an example of campanilism?

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palio di siena

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Palio di Siena

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divided into 17 regions; horse race with no saddle, dangerous and animal cruelty but it is a huge rivalry between the regions

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12
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why did unification occur?

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2 kings from North and South traveled to the middle of Italy and liberated it

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when was it completed and what was the event that completed it>

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1871 and the capture of Rome

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14
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what are the regions with broader autonomy?

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valle d’aosta, friuli venezia giulia, trentino alto adige, sardina, sicily

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15
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what were the proportions before unification?

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78% of italians were illiterate

<2.5% spoke italian

70% of adults engaged in agriculture

huge north-south divide

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15
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why does friuli venezia giulia have broader autonomy?

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lost this region after WW2; saved Trieste last

15
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why does trentino alto adige have broader autonomy

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italian and german; under austrian/german rule for a long time

16
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why does valle d’aosta have broader autonomy

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italian and french; under french rule for a long time

17
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why does sardina have broader autonomy?

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am island with little contact to main land

18
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why does sicily have broader autonomy?

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an island (largest in Mediterranean), madia stated here, local government was stronger

19
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dialects in italy are _________

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very strong, sometimes cant understand each other

20
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how did standard italian become a thing?

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1950 italy was going through complete industrial, economic, political reconstruction; less than 20% of italians spoke italian

RAI had a show called ‘It’s Never Too Late’ that taught people to speak, read, and write italian

21
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how many officially recognized languages are there in italy?

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13

22
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how many italians use italian with family and friends

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46%

23
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how many speak both italian and their dialect?

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over 32%

24
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how many only speak their dialect?

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14%

25
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how many over 75 year olds only speak their dialect?

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28%

26
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what regions have foreign influences on italian cuisine?

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piedmont, veneto, trentino alto-adige, riuli venezia-glulia, lombardy, sicily

27
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who influenced piedmont cuisine?

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strong ties with france, the Savoias (Italy’s Royal Family) came from France

28
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what were the food in piedmont that were influenced foreignly

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‘fontua’: italian version o ffondue

savoia’s brought the habit of drinking/eating chocolate

29
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who influenced veneto, trentino alto-adige, friuli venezia-gluila

A

austria

30
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what were the food in veneto, trentino alto-adige, friuli venezia-gluila that influenced foreignly?

A

spritz: original was made with wine (white or red) and soda water; aperol was invented in Milan 1920s

31
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why did austrians dilute wine with soda water to make spritz?

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they found italian wine too strong

32
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who influenced lombardy?

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austrian inflluence

33
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what foods were foreignly influenced for lombardy?

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cotoletta (italian): thicker and fried with butter
schnitzel (austrian): thinner, fried in lard

both countries claim they invented it

34
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who influenced sicily food?

A

arab domination

35
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what foods were influenced in sicily?

A

sicily rice, oranges, pistchios, pickly pears, cannoli and cassata

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