https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5 en-us 2023-03-15 14:00:30 UTC 2023-03-15 14:53:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Cristobal_C https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517837631 What used to be the original city state of Rome is now the capital of Italy and one of the most famous cities in the world. Rome is very famous for its colosseum which is one of the seven wonders of the world as well as having a lot of ancient roman buildings throughout the city also helps it attract tourists. In the middle of Rome is a country called Vatican city however Vatican city is not part of the united nations and also does not have citizens as the people who live there are the pope and other catholic officials. Rome makes about 2557 million euros a year on just tourists that is 2692 million dollars]]> 2023-03-15 14:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517837631 Cristobal_C https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517852023 Britain also known as the united kingdom which is an island of the French coast which holds three different countries called Wales, Scotland, and the most famous one England. However Britain was once part of the roman empire as in ad 43 the roman empire invaded Britain under orders from the emperor Claudius. Some people argue that Ireland should be part of Britain because it is close to the Britain islands and northern island is part of the UK however it is not part of Britain because it is a different island. Britain's government has suffered a lot as they have had three different prime ministers in 2 years and their queen recently died.]]> 2023-03-15 14:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517852023 Cristobal_C https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517862571 Spain which once conquered most of the Americas actually was  conquered before that as it used to be part of the Carthaginian empire and then became part of Rome. the southern part of Spain used to be part of Carthage Rome's old rival who had fought in wars and since Spain was close to Rome the romans felt threatened and waged war on Carthage for the second Punic wars. However unlike most of Europe Spain has not actually been in a lot of wars since they skipped both world wars. Spain's empire went from northern Africa to south America as it was once of the largest and greatest empire in the world because of all the gold they got from south america.]]> 2023-03-15 14:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517862571 Cristobal_C https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517876459 Sicily was originally part of Carthage before the first Punic wars and they used it as a trade station since they were really big on trade. However since Rome was very close to Sicily they did not like that Carthage had trade posts in that island so the Punic wars started. In the present day Sicily is the most populated and the biggest island in the Mediterranean as well as a tourist spot because of its warmth and beaches.]]> 2023-03-15 14:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517876459 Cristobal_C https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517891813 The alps are the largest mountain range in all of Europe they start in France and end in Slovenia as well as passing through Italy Germany Austria and more central European countries. During the second Punic wars the Carthaginian general Hannibal crossed the alps with his entire army though they say that almost half of his army died while crossing because of the altitude and attacks from mountain tribes. The alps also Reside in most of Switzerland as 60 % of all swiss land is the alps. The name alps comes from the Latin word Alpes which is similar to white in Latin which is album so it could be named that because of the snow]]> 2023-03-15 14:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Cristobal_C/frcwkd8nrpdflnl5/wish/2517891813