Florence - Cultural Tour of Italy

Describe the Medici Family

Banking and political dynasty. Produced two Popes and two Queens of France. Funded Machiavelli, Galileo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, and more.

What three words describe the Renaissance?

Beauty, truth, and wisdom.

A Tuscan specialty of grilled steak, at least 2 inches thick, is called _____________________________.

Bistecca alla Fiorentina

Wrote the "Decameron," compiled of short stories. Who is he?

Boccaccio

Father of Italian language. Writer of "Divine Comedy" (greatest literary work in Italy - Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise). Who is he?

Dante

Who are the 3 Crowns of Italy?

Dante, Petrarca, Boccaccio

Lo Scoppio del Carro

Explosion of the Cart. 15th century origins. For good luck.

What is the name of the Italian professional soccer club in Florence?

Fiorentina

David by Donatello

First freestanding bronze statue. Commissioned by the Medici family

What is the capitol of Tuscany, the region? It has 1.5 million residents, the most populous city in Tuscany

Florence

What dialect became the foundation for the modern Italian language?

Florentine dialect

Calcio Storico

Historical Soccer

David by Michelangelo

Humanistic marble statue - glorifies human body. Completed after three years.

Ribollita

It is a popular Florentine dish that originated in the Middle Ages. It is a famous Tuscan soup made with bread and vegetables. It was originally made for the servants in the Middle Ages. It is made by re-boiling the leftover vegetable soup from the day before and adding pieces of stale bread.

Sandro Botticelli

Italian painter. Works: Birth of Venus, Primavera

Who fueled the Renaissance?

Lorenzo de Medici, a wealthy patron of philosophers and artists.

Piazza della Signoria, Florence

Main square in Florence. Has Palazzo Vecchio (Old Building), the town hall of Florence and the Uffizi Gallery

Santa Croce, Florence. Also known as? Who is buried here?

Means Holy Cross, also known as "Temple of Italian Glories." Principle Franciscan church. Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli were buried here

Ponte Vecchio - Florence, Italy

Means Old Bridge. Crosses the Arno River. Shops date back to the Middle Ages.

Pappa al Pomodoro

Means Tomato Mush. Thick tomato stew made with bread.

Father of Modern Political Science. Wrote "The Prince" and "The Discourses"

Niccolo Machiavelli

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

One of the most visited museums in the world. Most of its art was gifted by the Medici family

Italian poet. Father of Humanism. Inventor of the Sonnet. Wrote "The Canzoniere," a song book dedicated to an attractive woman. Who is he?

Petrarca

Santa Maria Novella, Florence

Principle Dominican church. Famous of its frescos

Florence Cathedral

Saint Mary of the Flower. Main Church of Florence

Lampredotto

Sandwich made from the meat of the cow's fourth stomach (named after eels because of it's appearance)

Nicknames for Florence

The Cradle of Renaissance, Athens of the Middle Ages

Virtu

Wisdom, strategy, ruthlessness