Italy

It is the national flower because it is considered "sacred" or something I think.

Lombardy ( Lombardia) , followed by Campania, and then Sicily

Christian Humanism differed because it was more religious about just one religion, and in Italy, they had a lot more culture

This has long been a matter of debate among many scholars and historians. Some say that it is as a result of luck that it became a place where the Renaissance began and that the 'Renaissance Men' such as Da Vinci, Botticelli and Michelangelo were all born in Florence. It should not be forgotten, however, that these 'Renaissance Men' were able to be eminent because of the prevailing cultural conditions at the time. The Medici family played a significant role in encouraging and stimulating the arts. Especially, Lorenzo de' Medici devoted much of his property to aid the artists of Florence.

Florence became one of the wealthiest cities of Northern Italy, and at last, in the early 14th century, became the center of international trade. The wealth was due in some part to its woolen textile production under the supervision of its dominant trade guild, the Arte della Lana. The wealth of Florence came also from alternate enterprises such as banking. In a sense, it was banking, rather than the textile production, that helped build the greatest family fortunes in Florence. It was because Florentine citizens could hardly participate in seaborne trade, the method to sell commodities like textile, formed in a large scale since it was situated in inland area.

By the active operations of the Medici bank, Florence's role as an international finance center was strengthened in the 15th century. Under the management of Cosimo de' Medici, this firm maintained branches in the major cities of Europe. It accumulated enormous profits that were used to finance political activity and to support cultural activities.

Since there was adequate capital in Florence, cultural activities were supported. Thus art and architecture were developed mainly in Florence, and this led Florence to be the beginning of the Italian Renaissance.

You would travel west from Rome to arrive in London.

The tower of Pisa was designed to be perfectly vertical - and not to lean in any direction.

Due to the uneven settling of its foundation, it started leaning. No special geometric shapes or forms were used; it happened by itself - to the chagrin of the builders.

the Alps mountains and the Apennine mountains.

The origin of the term Italia, from Latin: Italia, is uncertain. According to one of the more common explanations, the term was borrowed through Greek from the Oscan Víteliú, meaning "land of young cattle" (cf. Lat vitulus "calf", Umb vitlo "calf"). The bull was a symbol of the southern Italian tribes and was often depicted goring the Roman wolf as a defiant symbol of free Italy during the Samnite Wars.

The name Italia originally applied only to a part of what is now Southern Italy-according to Antiochus of Syracuse, the southern portion of the Bruttium peninsula (modern Calabria). But by his time Oenotria and Italy had become synonymous, and the name also applied to most of Lucania as well. The Greeks gradually came to apply the name "Italia" to a larger region, but it was not until the time of the Roman conquests that the term was expanded to cover the entire peninsula

Now this answer defines the term "Professional Research".

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Nova Net Final Review Test Answer: Major European powers fought to keep independent states under their control.

possibly because Europe has long history, and thus has been able to explore many political paths, some more successful than others. same goes for aisa and Africa. the only continent really excluded is north America and that's because it was only relatively recently that it has been densly colonised with humans.

if however you are more concered with relatively more recent phenomenia, you may want to look at each individuals reasoning (and you have plenty of indivuals, as its plainly so alluring) for their political, and ask yourself, is it really so hard to find politicians who agree with that viewpoint in non-European contries.

Italy gets its water from shrouding lakes.

They formed a collection to fight the Japanese and protect each other from opposing countries. =)

Its catholic.

Venice. Venice.

The name of the large island directly off the southern tip of Italy and north of Africa is the island of Sicily. You're welcome.

Italian is rooted in latin, so it probably was a transition that was undefined. in other words they didn't change at a recognizable time.

I was in Italy for the first time on New Year's Eve, 2005, and when I asked a native Italian when the change occured, he replied, "Around the sixth century." Right at the beginning of the Dark Ages.

Called the Dark Ages due to the decline in literacy, civilization and overall social advancement, I assume that since Latin was so coplex with its case-endings and such , the Italians of the unrefined soceity of that period decided to simplify things and thus Italiano was born.

Us, I, O, Um, O, A Orum, Is, Os, Is.....I don'ta thinka soa, Paisan, we're a justa gonna enda everthinga ina a, OKa?

No. yes maybe so Answer Italy tried, he really did, but everyone was so mean, and Germany kept getting angry at him, and he got beat up when he tried to take Egypt, and then he messed with France too much and got beat up there. Germany didn't tell him off to much though, because he was really Germany's only friend. :C

To provide an open allied European supply port.

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Churchill had proposed an attack of Europe by going up through Italy and into Austria. He called this the "soft underbelly of Europe". Originally, some of the planners thought this would take about a year to get into Germany by that route.

However, it soon became obvious that this would not work. The Allied advance up the "boot" of Italy was stalled for 6 months at the mountains south of Rome. Then there was another mountain range to cross before getting to the Alps. Hitler selected General Kesselring because he proposed to defend Italy at every mountain to delay the Allies advance. Whereas General Rommel had proposed pulling back to the Po Valley. Kesselring was selected to command the HQ South and the Allied advance was slowed considerably.

The Allies continued the Italian Campaign in order to put pressure on the Germans which would help out the Russians fighting on their front. The planners determined the most direct path into Germany would be to land in Northern France and move across the Rhine. This would also have the added benefit of liberating France.

the leaning tower of Pisa costs 18,523,123 because it took almost 3 centures to build and it kept sinking and they had to fix it over the years.
the leaning tower of Pisa costs €18,523,123 because it took almost 3 centuries to build and it kept sinking and they had to fix it over the years
It costed 1,052,145,529 dollars
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it cost around 1500000000 $ and took ages to build
because of poo
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Coffee and milk... They're generally part Arab or North African.

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