Italian city-states

Italian is also a member of the Romance group of the Indo-European language family. The Italian language is more similar to the Latin language than any other Romance language, which makes sense because Latin originated in Italy. Latin was just one of several Indo-European languages in Italy. As a group, these languages are sometimes referred to as the Italic languages. The other Italic languages include Faliscan, Osean, Umbrian, and Venetic. The Italian language derives mainly from Vulgar Latin,…

Italian culture is steeped in to the arts, family, architecture, music and food, home of the Roman Empire and a major center of the renaissance; culture in the Italian peninsula has flourished for centuries. Here is an overview of “Italian customs” and traditions about 96% percent of the population of Italy is Italian though there are many other ethnicities that live in this country. North African, Arab, Albanian, German, Austrian and some other European groups fill out with a remainder of the…

The Renaissance was a period which marked the rebirth of classical antiquity with the transition in the Italian world from Scholasticism to Humanism. After the Great Schism which lasted from 1378-1417, and the Bubonic plague in 1438, the European feudal system collapsed. Not only, but also, the reputation of the Church was put under considerable scrutiny, weakening the influence of the Papal states of Christendom. Furthermore, the omnipresence of death brought by the plague in 1438 caused high…

Buonarroti and Hieronymus Bosch were and still are very famous for their works. In this essay, I will discuss “The Last Judgment” done by both Michelangelo and Bosch. Michelangelo was from Italy and was considered to be the most famous painter of the Italian renaissance period as he was very intelligent and was considered to be a “genius”. On the other hand, Bosch was from Netherlands and his works were known to be puzzling and difficult to understand. The renaissance period was when people…

all to its lands for a peak of the past. Slightly larger than the state of Arizona, Italy is a boot like peninsula with the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west and Adriatic Sea to the east. Her lands are surrounded by Slovenia, Switzerland, France, and Austria. The Alps outline her northern border, while the Apennine is her the backbone. Italy has a lot…

governments were weakening. There was a raging up-rate of unemployment and this is what led to un-rest in many of the cities, so much so that many people began to support the communist.. Mussolini suggested an idea to rebuild Italy and recreate the Roman Empire. He formed gangs, called the blackshirts, they dealt with criminals and trouble makers and they also broke-up strikes. In some cities the fascists were a police force. on October of 1922 Mussolini terrorized to march on Rome if he…

Nationalism was often elicited through the Fascists’ slogans. The phrase “Noi sognamo l’italia romana”, which translates to “We dream of a Roman Italy”, was used in speeches, on posters, and painted onto city walls. The idea of achieving the same level of greatness as Italy’s strong, Roman ancestors was a major motif of Fascist propaganda. The purpose of this was to project the notion that fascist politics were going to “create a system, one as solid and…

Italian food is one of the most popular foods globally. The reason behind its worldwide popularity is because it has developed through many centuries through changes in social and political settings (Fortina, 2003 p.398). Origin of Italian dishes date back as the 4th B.C.E with the main origin areas in the ancient Roman Empire, Etruscan and ancient Greek. They were significant changes especially after the agrarian revolution in Europe as new crops were grown such as the potatoes, maize, pepper…

How cinema created the Italian American mobster stereotype Migrating to the United States because of economic opportunities, Italians faced many discriminations and stereotypes about their culture. Stereotyping is having a generalized idea of a certain group of people. The American cinema portrayed Italians as mobsters, pasta loving people, or thugs. We choose to accept and believe these stereotypes. Although Italians have made their way in America, they are still affiliated with many cultural…

one of the most important regions of the time due to its beauty and grandeur. The top city-states during the Renaissance included Florence, Milan, and Venice. In an effort to understand how the Renaissance period impacted both artworks and artists of Venice, it is important to review how some of the most prestigious artists of Venice incorporated the Renaissance characteristics in their work. Venice is a city made up of hundreds of islands at the northern tip…