ITALIA

13 curioziti

PROIECT PENTRU GEOGRAFIE

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data: 23 martie 2017
 13 curioziti
despre Italia
1. Numele de Italia vine de la calf land, ara taurilor, taurul fiind
simbolul triburilor din sudul Italiei de astzi.

2. n interiorul Italiei se afl dou alte mici state: San Marino i

Vatican (acesta din urm are doar 100 ha).

3. Oraul-stat Vatican este singura ar din lume care i poate

ncuia porile pe timpul nopii. Are propria sa armat, celebra
Gard Elveian.

4. Italia are cei mai muli vulcani, dintre toate rile din Europa.
Etna, Stromboli i Vezuviu au erupt n ultima vreme.

5. Autorul lui Pinnochio a fost italianul Carlo Collodi

The name Pinocchio means "pine nut

6. Cel mai nalt munte din Europa se gsete n Italia. Este vrful
Monte Bianco (Muntele Alb), parte din Alpi, i are nalimea de
15,771 feet.

7. n nordul Italiei cele mai multe nume de familie se termin n litera

I (Giovani, etc), n timp ce n sud, cel mai adesea se termin n
o (Russo etc)

8. Capitala Italiei este oraul Roma, supranumit Oraul Etern, vechi

de 3000 de ani

Ancient Rome was eight times more densely populated than modern New York

9. Italia este unul dintre liderii mondiali n industria modei.

Armani, Versace, Gucci i Prada sunt printer cei mai cunoscui
designer. Italia este deasemena cunoscut pentru mainile sport
de lux, precum Ferrari and Lamborghini.

10. Prima vioar din lume a aprut tot n Italia, n jurul anilor
1500, n oraul Cremona, unde mai trziu va tri i Antonio
 Stradivari, cel mai faimos fabricant de viori din ntreaga lume.

11. The Sardinian islands are famous for their witches who
make health potions for local people. The witches are usually
women and they use a secret language that they pass on to their
daughters.[1]

12. A part of northern Italy called Val Camonica contains about

350,000 petroglyphs that were created nearly 10,000 years ago. [1]

13. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian-born scientist.

When he argued that the Earth revolved around the Sun, the
Catholic Church imprisoned Galileo in his own house. The Church
issued a formal apology in 1992.[4]

14. Italian citizens who are at least 18 years old can vote for the
lower house in the parliament, the Chamber of Deputies. Citizens
who are at least 25 years old can vote for the 315 members of the
upper house, the Senate.[4]

15. Italys long coastline and developed economy draws many

illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and Africa.
Additionally, Latin American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroine,
and organized crime have all found an active market in Italy.[2]

16. Turnul din Pisa a fost construit n 1173 i a nceput s se ncline

curnd dup aceea.

17. Prima opera din lume a fost compus n Italia, n jurul anilor 1500. Cei
mai populari compozitori de oper au fost Gioacchino Rossini, Giacomo
Puccini i Giuseppe Verdi. Tenorul Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007)
este cunoscut n lumea ntreag.

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19. The Arabs brought dried pasta to Italy in the thirteenth

century (though fresh pasta was made before then). It was
commonly eaten with honey and sugar; tomato sauce was not
 added until the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The old-
fashioned way of eating pasta was with the fingers, arm held high
and head tilted back. Pasta traditionally was made by the mother of
the household, who passed the precious technique to her
daughters. There are currently more than 500 different types of
pasta eaten in Italy today.[1]

20. The language of music is Italian. The word scale comes

from scala, meaning step. And andante , allegro, presto, and
vivace are just a few of the many Italian musical notations.[1]