Thename“Italy”iSextremelyold。Itseemstohavebeenusedfirstindocumentsofthe5thcenturyB.C.t0describeasmallterritoryatthetipoftheboot—shapedpeninsulathatextendsintotheMediterraneanSea.Historiansusedtothinkthatthenamecamefromthatofalegendaryking，Italo.Manyotheringeniousandimprobabletheorieshavebeensug-gestedtoexplaintheoriginofthename.Nomatterwhatitsorigins，thenameoft11atsmallterritoryatthetipofthebootspreads，littlebylittle，toindicatethewholepeninsula.Bya.bout1000A.D.thenamedesignatedaregion，adialect，andaculture.Butitwasnotuntilthemid——19thcenturythatthemanyseparatenationsonthepeninsulawereunitedintoonenation.，thenationtowhichtheancientname“Italy”wasgiven.
extremelyad.極端地；非常地territoryn.領土，版圖；領域，範圍Mediterraneann.地中海a.地中海的