presto very fast allegro lively and fast moderato medium tempo andante walking speed adagio slow largo very slow; broad accelerando gradually faster ritardando slowing down crescendo gradually getting louder decrescendo gradually getting softer piano soft forte loud mezzo piano moderately soft mezzo forte moderately loud fortissimo very loud pianissimo very Read more…
chiedere to ask dare to give dire to say domandare to ask insegnare to teach mandare to send offrire to offer parlare to speak portare to bring, to carry, to wear rispondere to respond scrivere to write spiegare to explain telefonare to call consigliare to reccomend mostrare to show preparare Read more…
calando Literally “quietening,” this means becoming slower and softer. crescendo Literally “growing,” this means becoming louder. decrescendo Literally “shrinking,” this means becoming softer. diminuendo Literally “dwindling,” this means becoming softer. forte Literally “strong,” this means loud. fortissimo Literally “very strong,” this means very loud. mezzo forte Literally “half-strong,” this means Read more…
non…affato not at all non…mai never non…niente nothing non…nessuno nobody non neanche not even non..piu not any more non…ancora not yet non…ne…ne neither…nor
Pico Della Mirandola “to [man] it is granted to have whatever he chooses, to be whatever he wills.” Francesco Petrarch the father of humanism, poet and scholar, assembled a library of Greek and roman manuscripts in monasteries and churches Medici Family Ruled Florence during the Renaissance, became wealthy from banking, Read more…
il vestito dress la camicia shirt la maglietta T shirt i pantaloni pants la maglia sweatshirt il maglione sweater la cravatta tie la camicetta blouse la gonna skirt i jeans jeans il capoto coat l’impermeabile raincoat la giacca jacket il parka parka il capello hat i guanti gloves il pantaloncini Read more…
Humanism A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements Humanities study of subjects such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history, that were taught in ancient Greece and Rome Petrarch Father of the Renaissance. He believed the first two centuries of the Read more…
What year was the Congress of Vienna? 1815 What was the leading power at the congress of Vienna? Austria Who was the diplomatic figure-head of Austria? Metternich What were the results of the Congress of Vienna 1815? Re-creation of Kingdom of Naples, Papal States, Central Duchies, Lombardy, Venetia, Kingdom of Read more…
What changes did the Age of Nationalism bring about? 1.) Peace + Stability – War + Rapid Change 2.) Romanticism – Realism 3.) Hard Economic times – Great times + Proseperity What were the causes of the Crimean War? 1.) Russia invades Ottoman Empire in 1853 to get Dardanelles (claims Read more…
l’orrechio ear l’occhio eye il naso nose la bocca mouth i denti teeth il ditto finger la mano hand il piede feet il braccio arm la gamba legs la testa head la lingua tounge lo stomaco stomach il corpo body i capelli hair la faccia face il viso face le Read more…
Humanist People who specialized in study the humanities. Included studying grammer, history, poetry, and rhetoric. Perspective An art technique that makes different objects look smaller in the background and it was to create an illusion of depth on a flat canvas. Renaissance Rebirth – was both a philosophical and artistic Read more…
Il Masculine, ends with (o), and starts with a constonant La Femine, ends with (a), and starts with a constonant L’ Femine or masculine,ends with (a) or (o), and starts always with a vowel Lo Masculine,ends with (o), and starts with z or s followed by a constonant Gli Plural, Read more…
la mano (hand) le mani (hands) il dito (finger) le dita (fingers) il braccio (arm) le braccia (arms) l’orecchio (ear) le orrecchie (ears) il ginocchio (knee) le ginocchia (knees) il labbro (lip) le labbra (lips)
What were the four forces hindering Italian unity? 1. Political divisions 2. Opposition of Austria 3. Opposition of the Papacy 4. Discord among Nationalists What were the four political divisions of pre-unified Italy and who controlled them? 1. Sardinia-Piedmont (Italian control) 2. Lombardy + Venetia (Austrian control) 3. Duchies of Read more…
State that led Italian unification Piedmont Sardinia 7 Reasons why Piedmont-Sardinia was leader of unification 1. It was the most powerful state 2. It provided military strength and diplomatic ties to France; however largely motivated by territorial expansionism 3. Became the national standard bearer after 1848, even if defeated by Read more…
Estinto As soft as possible Agitato Agitated Alla misura In strict time Doppio movimento Twice the movement Incalzando Getting quicker Lunga Long Lunga pausa Long pause Misura Measure Rubato With some freedom of time Senza misura In free time Smorzando Dying away in tone and speed Tosto Swift, rapid Volante Read more…
Fact Dante is known as the “Father of the Italian Language: because of his influence on the language Fact Italian began evolving out of Lain starting in the fifth century, as the Roman Empire declined. Fact The first writing that is considered Italian comes from the tenth century. Fact By Read more…
mazzini considered the “soul” of italian unification. Spent most of his life in exile dreaming of a united Italy victor emmanuel II The absolute monarch of Sardinia wanted a united Italy Camilo Cavour Prime minister of Victor Emmanuel. His goal was to end Austrian control in Italy and unite the Read more…
Regular nouns ending in -o or -e change to.. -i Regular nouns ending in -a change to.. -e Nouns ending in -ca change to.. -che Nouns ending in -ga change to.. -ghe Nouns ending in -cia change to… if the i is not stressed -ce Nouns ending in -gia change Read more…
Il treno The train La stazione The station Il biglietto The ticket Il rapido The fast train Il diretto The local train Il scompartimento The compartment L’orario The time schedule La partenza The departure L’arrivo The arrival Il binario The train track Il passaggero The passenger I fumatori The smokers Read more…