Level I
For Lesson 2 – The calendar we use today with 365 days and an extra day every four years was devised in Italy in 1582. It is called the Gregorian Calendar after Pope Gregory.

For Lesson 3 – Italy is Europe’s #1 producer of rice. Italians don’t just eat pasta!

For Lesson 4 – Our word “cereal” comes from the Roman goddess of grain “Ceres”

For Lesson 5 – The U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC was named for the most important hill in Rome: the Capitoline Hill. Rome is famous for its seven hills.

For Lesson 6 – Our word “puppet” comes from the Latin “pupa” which means a doll.