CORE-UA 554 Lecture 1: Italy Lectures 1-12 Notes (pre midterm)
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Lecture 1: italy had a variety of languages and city states but was seen as a singular entity because of, in 1815, before uni cation (1861), it was divided into dynastic territories (owned by. Usually some basis of truth, but there is a disconnect between the stereotype and complexity of a place, national stereotypes should be distrusted: heritage is important, nation that rose and fell. Trajectory of rise and decline that goes back in history. From 5th century (end of roman empire) up to 1861: it is not a uni ed nation. But the concept of italy as an entity existed. Italy in the 19th century before uni cation: foreign domination created various segments, music as an art form. Timeline: ancient rome (empire and republic): 8th bce century - 5th century ce. 17: middle ages: 5th-14th century (early 5th-10th, late 11th-14th, renaissance: 15th-16th century, foreign hegemony (dominance): 16th to 19th century, risorgimento (series of movements of national resurgence.