Arch of the Philaeni

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/arch-of-the-philaeni

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Arch of the Philaeni built?1937
2. What is Arch of the Philaeni known for?Symbolizing Italian colonial unification and spanning the Litoranea highway
3. What is the location?Libya, North Africa
4. What is the builder?Fascist Italy
5. Why did Italy build the arch?It was made to show that Italy had united the colony and to remind people of ancient Rome and the power of the Fascist government.
6. Where was the arch located?It stood on the border between Italian Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, right on the first big highway across Libya called the Litoranea.

Fascism: A far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology characterized by dictatorial power.
Colonialism: The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
Iconography: The visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.