1. ITALY
By Turkish Group

2. History ‏

3. B.C.
Greeks, Etruscans and others settle in Italy.
753 B.C.
Rome is founded. This marks the beginning of the Roman Kingdom.
509 B.C.
The monarchy is overthrown, and Rome becomes a republic. From 46 to 44 B.C., Julius Caesar rules as dictator.
27 B.C.
Augustus becomes the first emperor of the Roman Empire. He is Julius Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son.

4. A.D.
Rome, Florence and Venice prosper during the Renaissance, a period of renewed interest in culture.
1861
Italy becomes a unified nation under King Victor Emmanuel II.
1915
Italy enters World War I on the side of the Allies.
Italy sides with Germany and enters World War II. In 1943, dictator Benito Mussolini is forced to resign.

5. 1946
Italians vote to end the monarchy and make their nation a democratic republic.
1984
Catholicism is no longer Italy's formal state religion.
2008
Billionaire Silvio Berlusconi returns to power as prime minister. He begins a third term.

6. 2009 In April, the mountainous area of Abruzzo is badly hit by an earthquake. Many people are injured and left homeless.

7. Art

8. From Gothic to Renaissance : The Fourteenth Century in Italy

9. City-States Economic advantages Political situation Trade
Capitalism
Industrial production
Catholic Church
Political situation
Somewhat unstable
Some were despotic
Republics tended to be oligarchies

10. Italian Art Influenced by Byzantine style art
Wall painting and painting on wood panels becomes popular
Altarpieces - on main alters and secondary altars in cathedrals, in parish churches and private chapels
Italo-Byzantine style, maniera greca shown in St. Francis Altarpiece by Berlinghieri

11. St. Francis Altarpiece - 1235 by Bonaventura Berlinghieri

12. Palazzo Pubblico

13. Sixteenth-Century Art in Italy

14. The sixteenth century in Europe was a time of unprecedented change
The sixteenth century in Europe was a time of unprecedented change. It was the beginning of the modern era, and it saw a revolution in almost every aspect of life. The century opened with the discovery of a new continent. The renaissance in Italy was peaking and spreading north, even arriving in backwaters like England. Life was largely prosperous for the average person, the economy was growing. The mechanisms of commerce, systems of international finance, ocean-going trading fleets, an entrepreneurial bourgeoisie, were all building a recognizably capitalist, money-based economy. 1

15. Leonardo da Vinci - 1452 -1519 perfected chiaroscuro painting

16. Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) c
Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) c Oil on panel, 77 x 53 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

17. Raphael- (1483- 1520) Popular painter with society
Galatea
Fresco

18. Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475 - 1564 Italian, Florentine
Michelangelo produced at least two relief sculptures by the time he was 16 years old, the Battle of the Centaurs and the Madonna of the Stairs

19. The Italian Renaissance
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Raphael
Titian