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The World Heritage: Florence and Vatican

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In this episode, students explore Florence, Italy and Vatican City. Florence became an important center of European culture and art thanks to the patronage of the Medici family. One can retrace the footsteps of the great Renaissance artists in Florence and Vatican City. This little sovereign city-state ruled by the Pope, the Vatican City, is a pillar of spiritual support for Catholics. Part of the “World Heritage” series.

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Runtime: 28 minutes 44 seconds

Topic: Geography, History
Subtopic: Europe, World Geography, World History - 1000-1449
Grade/Interest Level: 11 - 12
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Release Year: 2008
Producer/Distributor: Film Ideas, Inc
Series: World Heritage
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Low-angle view of the upper half of a Greek sculpture of a bearded man with his left hand outstretched in front and his right hand with palm up behind him. Caption. But the water that flowed contained salt.

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Cartoon map of the state of Florida and surrounding islands. Caption. With a total area of 5900 square kilometers.

Digital map of the country of Spain with tan colors in the middle and green colors around the perimeter. 2 red dots are near each other in the upper middle of the country. Caption. It sits in the Castile region.

Low angle view of a tall tower with a large round clock sticking up out of a brick building against a blue sky. Caption. The city hall, Palazzo Vecchio.

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