Settlement Background
The peninsula in located in the southern part of Europe that is shaped like a boot, is known as the country of Italy. In the eight and seventh centuries B.C. people who lived in Central Asia inhabited Italy in order to gain access to more goods and more space to start families. What drew the people of Central Asia to Italy was escaping their crowded homeland in search for goods to feed their cattle. These uncivilized people traveled on foot and formed tribes to start settling in this newfound place. It was these tribes where the Romans were mostly descended.
In addition to Romans traveling to Italy, some other early settlers included the Greeks and Etruscans. The Greeks settled in the southern tip of the Italian peninsula, while the Romans and Etruscans settled in the northern and central area of the mainland. Throughout all of Italy, little kingdoms began to grow as people grew richer and wiser. People used their resources in order to fulfill their needs. They began to take up more and more land creating different colonies throughout the country.
Rome slowly became the capital of Italy because of the large amounts of population settlements occurred there. There were a variety of settlements throughout Italy. Even thought the Etruscans were some of the first to create civilizations, Romans were the ones who eventually took over almost all of southern Italy.
In the 11th century, the Renaissance had a great deal of impact on the idea of forming one Italian nationality. This helped provide a “New Birth” to the culture of Italy and help the people utilize resources to meet their needs. Based on Italy's geographical location and the interactions humans have with their environment, the theory of settlement is supported in that these interactions are often found to interact very well in a Mediterranean climate. These temperature zones are often humid landscapes.
Brief Population History
The peninsula in located in the southern part of Europe that is shaped like a boot, is known as the country of Italy. In the eight and seventh centuries B.C. people who lived in Central Asia inhabited Italy in order to gain access to more goods and more space to start families. What drew the people of Central Asia to Italy was escaping their crowded homeland in search for goods to feed their cattle. These uncivilized people traveled on foot and formed tribes to start settling in this newfound place. It was these tribes where the Romans were mostly descended.
In addition to Romans traveling to Italy, some other early settlers included the Greeks and Etruscans. The Greeks settled in the southern tip of the Italian peninsula, while the Romans and Etruscans settled in the northern and central area of the mainland. Throughout all of Italy, little kingdoms began to grow as people grew richer and wiser. People used their resources in order to fulfill their needs. They began to take up more and more land creating different colonies throughout the country.
Rome slowly became the capital of Italy because of the large amounts of population settlements occurred there. There were a variety of settlements throughout Italy. Even thought the Etruscans were some of the first to create civilizations, Romans were the ones who eventually took over almost all of southern Italy.
In the 11th century, the Renaissance had a great deal of impact on the idea of forming one Italian nationality. This helped provide a “New Birth” to the culture of Italy and help the people utilize resources to meet their needs. Based on Italy's geographical location and the interactions humans have with their environment, the theory of settlement is supported in that these interactions are often found to interact very well in a Mediterranean climate. These temperature zones are often humid landscapes.
Brief Population History
- Paleolithic Neanderthals explored Europe and Italy more than 20,000 years ago during the last ice age and by the start of the Bronze age around 2000 BC.
- Many Italic tribes spread throughout Italy during this time.
- The Etruscans settled in the area between the Arno River in Tuscany and the Tevere in Rome in 900 BC.
- In 509 BC the Tarquins were expelled from Rome which lead to the beginning of the Roman Republic.
- In 300 BC last Etruscan City falls to Rome.
Above is a timeline that represents early settlements that took place in Italy. The timeline allows a visual representation of when the Etruscans and Greeks came to settle. These tribes made the difficult trip on foot through all changes in climate in order to obtain the resources they needed to survive.
Modern Map of ItalyAbove is a magnified modern map of Italy to represent its "boot-like" shape and location on the peninsula of Europe.
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Early Tribe SettlementsAbove is a map representing different early tribal settlements throughout Italy around 550 BC. Many tribes came to settle in Italy in order to escape their crowded homelands.
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Above is a population pyramid of Italy in the 1950s. During this time period, the graph represents how the adults of this time were having more children than they were before. There were not many births before the 1930s, so by showing the increase of births in the 50s represents some sort of outside force that had occurred. This outside force could have had something to do with the Great Depression, as this economic downfall happened during this time.
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Above is a population pyramid of Italy in 2010. This graph is more opposite than the 1950s map because it shows that the birth trends are not as high, as people today are living longer and healthier lives. Based on looking at this map, you can make a prediction that birth rates will keep declining as the years go on. The older population seemed to have many children, but the younger generations are having less and less children.
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