Play this more difficult version of a game to match the written Italian word to the animal that it represents.

This site gives an overview of the history of Italian immigration to Canada accompanied by historical photographs, letters and news clippings. One section is devoted to the life of Fortunato "Lucky" Rao, an Italian labour leader with the...

A short pictorial introduction to Italy, with explanatory notes that describe Italian cultural landmarks, traditions, and works of art.

A detailed slideshow that presents key concepts and ideas on Renaissance economics, society, politics, arts and architecture, philosophy, the Papacy, and the spread of humanism. The significant individuals in each category are also...

Play this game to match the written Italian verb in its infinitive form to the corresponding verb in English.

Play this game to match the written Italian verb in its infinitive form to the corresponding verb in English.

Kids learn about the Italian City-States of the European Renaissance including Florence, Milan, Venice, Rome, and Naples.

This is a short timeline of key events of the Italian Renaissance. Make sure to click on "Humanism" and "Renaissance Art" for more information.

History Questions: Italian City-States Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

This site gives a comparison of Italian Renaissance literary artists, including drama. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.

This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, contains excerpts from some of the original documents formalizing Italian Unification.

A history of the Italian unification and its chief architect Count Camillo di Cavor. This site includes a timeline of events.

Depiction of the painting "Italian Landscape" by Karel Dujardin. The page loads in Dutch, but there is an option to view the page in English.

Extensive information on Giovanni Pisano the famous Italian sculptor including images and a biography. Great for research assignments!

Text of the short story "Italian with Grammar" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Text of the short story "Italian Without a Master" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Sketches of aviators who made a difference for the Italian Front in WWI.

Click on a red link to take a virtual tour of battlefields, cities, geography, and memorials of the Italian Front in World War I.

These lessons will help you if you are planning a trip to Italy and could use a helpful traveler's phrasebook with hundreds of essential words and phrases.

An account of the Renaissance as it was expressed in Italy, with links to videos on the subject aired on History, the cable television channel.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the rise and fall of neighborhood social clubs. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A description of life in Florence, Italy during the Renaissance, the emergence of humanist thought, and of how the Renaissance got its start in Italy. The Lorenzo de Medici's important role as a patron of the arts in Florence is...

The community of Schreiber, Ontario has deep connections with the town of Siderno in Calabria, Italy as half its occupants have ancestors who came from there. This site describes the history of the town and the making of a television...

This is a traveler's pocket phrase guide. It includes hundreds of essential words and phrases for every situation. Keep it with you so it will help you getting around town.