Italy 

Adopt-A-Country 2021

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The Italy population is 59.55&nbsp;million (2020)

Italy grows some of the best grapes and olives (has some of the best olive oil). Also, Italy is known for pizza.

Men and women greet each other by shaking hands when introduced and say&nbsp;Piacere di conoscerla&nbsp;(Pleasure to meet you).&nbsp;

Italy likes to celebrate. Each city might celebrate its own holidays such as a feast. Also, there is International Women's day, Valentine’s Day, and Christmas.

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Section One............................... Country Overview Section Two............................... Culture Section three............................. My Choice Section four .............................. Works Cited

Rome is the capital of Italy and is known for its stunning architecture

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Fun fact: The leaning tower of Pisa should stay up for at least another 200 years

Italy looks a lot like a high heeled boot

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Vatican City is one of the smallest and most independent nation-states in the world. It is also an important place because the pope who is in charge of Catholics lives there. More than 80% of Italians are catholic. They have a huge wall surrounding the city with only three out of six entrances opened to the public. Within the walls is st peters basilica. This was built in the fourth century and rebuild in the 16th century. Also, this was built over Peter's tomb who was one of Jesus's apostles. This is the second-largest religious building in Christianity. The pope who lives in the Vatican palace Is in charge of the laws and rules of the nation-state (Vatican City) They made it so that the city has no income tax.&nbsp;also, their systems are separate they have their own telephone system, banking system, and even guard to protect the Pope. By 1506 almost all supplies were needed to be imported into the city. From the 4th Century to the 1870s the Vatican gained control and became the capital of the Papal States. But in 1929 they recognized they didn't own Rome and the state of Italy. All in all Vatican City has a lot more history and religion than one would think.

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“The Differences between Italian Pizza and American Pizza | TuscanEats.”&nbsp;Tuscaneats.com, 6 May 2018, tuscaneats.com/italian-pizza-vs-american-pizza/. Accessed 14 Dec. 2021.

I bet you are wondering how pizza started. Well, I am going to tell you. In 1889 when the King Umberto and Queen Margherita were touring their kingdom, they came across this dish that they have never seen before and they tried it and loved it. Soon their personal chef made them pizza in the colors of the Italian flag. Green (basil) Red (tomatoes) White (mozzarella). This pizza was named moarch and is now the pizza we know today. Italians eat with their fork in their left hand and their knife in their right hand. Italian family try to eat together (often around 7 or 8 p.m. in the north and 8:30 or 9:30 p.m. In the south). When eating with guests, Italians usually take their time; a meal may last 1- 4 hours.&nbsp;But normal family dinners are much shorter. The Italians keep their hands on the table; if they put their hands in their lap it is improper. No-one leaves the table until everyone is done.

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is an amazing landmark and a cool place to visit in Rome. The tower is made out of marble lime and stones and it was built for supporting a bell. (so a bell tower) One of the most common questions is what makes this tower lean so much? The reason is, when they built it they had a circular ditch about 5 ft deep where the base of the building was. The problem was that the ground they dug the ditch in had loose sand and shells Also the dirt wasn't firm. By the time the third out of eight floors were built, the Tower started to lean and by the late 20th century the building the tower was in danger of collapsing. They had to close the tower and have a major straightening project. Now you can visit and climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa to this day.

In Italy, the Constitution grants freedom for the choice of art science, and teaching. Also, you can go to music school at age 15.

Universities cost less and there is open enrollment. Less than one-tenth of the schools are private and most of the private ones are Catholic schools.

The Italian popular party used to be called The Christian Democratic Party.

This shows that colleges are more affordable and there are fewer private schools. Here things are more competitive and dependent on how grades end up.

This shows in Italy even the Constitution cares about art and music even at a young age.

This shows that in Italy. Christianity has a strong Foundation. 

We made Italian Pizza for our project. It is very different from pizza in the US. The cheese is laid out differently, they put olive oil on their pizza, the crust is thicker, and they put basil on their pizza. Americans add more cheese and the Italians use less cheese. For the sauce in Italy they use pureed fresh tomatoes and the Americans slow cook the tomato sauce.

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“The History of Italian Pizza - Italy - Expat Explore Travel.”&nbsp;Expat Explore, 9 Feb. 2018, expatexplore.com/blog/italian-pizza-why-it-lives-up-to-the-hype/. Accessed 7 Dec. 2021. ‌

Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano in the Eruption mainland. The last eruption was in the year 1944 and its last major eruption was in 1631.&nbsp;If Mount Vesuvius were to erupt again it could kill one 10,000 people and cost the Italian economy more than $20 billion. This is still a dangerous volcano. The city of Naples has a population of over 3 million people and is located just a short 12 kilometer's away. If Mount Vesuvius would erupt it would create an intense heat blast. Overall I think the volcano is so cool because it's the only active volcano in the Eruption mainland.

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