| A | B |
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| Etruscans | The first people of Italy |
| Romans | Established a great empire in Europe that expanded to be huge... |
| Romulus and Remus | Legendary founders of Rome |
| Julius Caesar | Great emperor who conquered the Gauls |
| Latin | Language of the Romans |
| Constantine | Last emperor of Rome |
| The University of Bologna | World's first university |
| 476AD | Year of the collapse of Rome |
| The Renaissance | Rebirth of the arts and classics |
| Napoleon | Brought the idea of rights to Italy |
| Risorgimento | Period of Italian unification |
| Mazzini | Great statesman of the Risorgimento |
| Cavour | Great diplomat of the Risorgimento |
| Garibaldi | Great general of the Risorgimento |
| Vittorio Emmanuelle II | First king of United Italy |
| il Duce | Title of Mussolini |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| The Italian Republic | Is a modern Democracy |
| Political Parties in Italy | Many political parties |
| Current leaders in Italy | President is Giorgio Napolitano |
| Valle D'Aosta | Borders France |
| Piemonte | Industrialized region |
| Lombardia | Region of the Lombards |
| Trentino Alto Adige | Bilingual region-German/Italian |
| Friuli Venezia Giulia | Eastern region of Italy |
| Veneto | Famous region for the former Venetian republic |
| Emilia Romagna | Regions famous for its cuisine |
| Venice | Great city called the gem of the Adriatic |
| Genova | Largest port of Italy |
| Milan | Capital of Lombardia |
| Torino | Capital of Piemonte |
| Verona | Important city of Veneto |
| Padova | Important city of Veneto |
| Bologna | Capital of Emilia Romagna |
| St. Vincents | Place in Valle D'Aosta where an important casino is located |
| Polenta | Important staple dish of the north - made from corn meal |
| FIAT | Fabbrica Italiana Automobil di Torino |
| La Riviera Italiana | Excellent beach resort area in the Liguria area |
| The Italian Lakes | Resort area of Northern Italy based of 3 lakes - Garda/Como/Maggiore |
| Toscana | Region of Central Italy famous for spectacular cities like Florence, Siena, Pisa, Lucca and Arezzo |
| Marche | Region of the marchegiani |
| Umbria | Region of central Italy with no coast |
| Lazio | Region which hosts Rome and the Vatican |
| Abruzzo | Very mountainous region of central Italy |
| Molise | Region which separated from Abruzzo |
| Florence | Great city of art where the renaissance began |
| Urbino | Great city of arts of the Marche |
| Assisi | City of Peace |
| Perugia | Capital of Umbria |
| L'Aquila | Capital of Abruzzi |
| The Abruzzi National Park | Italy's nature reserve-huge area of Abruzzi |
| Rome | The capital of Italy |
| Campobasso | The capital of Molise |
| Pescara | Large resort and modern city of Abruzzo |
| Ancona | The capital of Marche |
| Elba | Famous island of Toscana - where Napoleon died |
| Siena | Great city of Toscana |
| Vatican | Independent city state in Italy |
| Lake Trasimeno | Lake of central Italy |
| Campania | Region of Naples |
| Basilicata | Italy's poorest region |
| Sicily | Largest island of the Mediterranean |
| Sardegna | Second largest island of the Mediterranean |
| Naples | Considered to be the capital of the South |
| Bari | Capital of Puglia |
| Palermo | Capital of Sicily |
| Cagliari | Capital of Sardegna |
| Potenza | Capital of Basilicata |
| Catanzaro | Capital of Calabria |
| Pizza | Very old dish of Naples |
| Tarantella | Traditional dance of the south of Italy |
| Mandolin | Traditional instrument of Italy |
| Neopolitan Music | World famous music of the Campania region and Naples |
| Amalfi Coast | Picturesque coast south of Naples |
| Taranto | Great port city of Puglia |
| Taormina | Very beautiful and picturesque city of Sicily |
| Padre Pio | Great saint of Southern Italy |
| Giotto | Frescos of Assisi |
| Raphael | Painter from Urbino |
| Boccaccio | The Decamerone |
| Machiavelli | Father of political science |
| Petrarca | The Sonnet |
| Caboto | Made claims in the New World for England |
| Colombo | Discovered the New World |
| Polo | First to open trade with the east |
| Torricelli | Invented the barometer |
| Volta | Invented the electric battery |
| Meucci | Invented the telephone |
| Marconi | Invented the radio |
| Caruso | The greatest tenor of all time |
| Sofia Loren | Great actress |
| Fendi | Great Italian fashion designer |
| Verrazano | Discovered the Hudson River |
| Verdi | Great opera composer |
| Galileo | Father of Science |
| Vivaldi | Composer of concertos - the four seasons |
| Armati | Invented Eyeglasses |
| Pisolino | mid-day nap |
| Telegiornale | Broadcast of the news |
| Pasta | Popular staple food of Italy and the World |
| Gelato | Ice cream - great past-time of the Italians |
| Wines | Italy is the World's largest wine producer |
| Gli Azzurri | The Italian National Soccer team |
| Natale | Very important holiday for the Italians |
| Epiphany | Children in Italy receive gifts from the befana on January 6th |
| Ferragosto | Vacation time in Italy in August |
| The Italian Family | The most important part of Italian life |
| Mafia | Organized crime of Sicily |
| Italian-American Politicians | The last 20 years show a significant increase in Italian-American politicians in all aspects of government |
| Italian-American Athletes | Are presently very well known in virtually every sport |
| Italian-American Actors | Continue to be very numerous in all aspects of acting |
| Sacco and Vanzetti | Italians that were wrongfully executed and discriminated against in the US |
| Italian Cuisine in the US | A branch of Italian cuisine made popular by Italian immigrants |
| The Italian language in the US | Is one of the fastest growing FL taught in the US |
| Italian Neighborhoods | Were havens for Italian immigrants |
| Areas in Italy where Italian-Americans originated | Big industrial cities were the predominant attractors of Italians during the immigration |
| Discrimination | Was a very negative aspect of Italians coming to the US |
