ITAL 20X Midterm: study guide
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30 multiple choice questions and 2 open ended questions. Need a scantron (green, 100 questions) and a small blue book. Historical and political conditions for their emergence. Differences in historical and political conditions between north and south. Solutions put forward by the italian state to solve the southern question and their results. Causes and the origins of such causes. Pasta in the medieval and renaissance times: pasta/wheat diet (*durin pasta: can preserve longer, thicker pasta, pasta fresca= fresh, pasta secca= dried, preserved, durin, pasta no longer for the poor- add spices etc to make fancy, sugar. 1800: pellegrino artusi and his contribution to a national italian cuisine/pizza in. Characteristics of italian food among the immigrants to the new world and their contribution to the formation of a national italian cuisine. 1950s-1980s: economic miracle and its effects on the transformation of italian food. 1990s-today: slow food and the conservatism of the italian cuisine.
