Vocab match up
mountain range covering most of Greece
Pindus
Pope
spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church
What/who influenced architecture in Spain?
Spain's Muslim past
Important port city in southern Italy
Naples
The large island south of Greece
Crete
When is 6/7 award day?
Wednesday, 5/17
All the countries of Southern Europe have long coastlines along this body of water.
Mediterranean Sea
Pyrenees
mountain range that forms a border between Spain and France
Two important crops in Portugal
grapes and cork
The 3 peninsulas that extend south from Europe are the ________, ________, and Balkan.
Iberian (western most) and
Italian
Today nearly everyone in Greece belongs to the _____________ church.
Orthodox
When is the last day of school?
5/26
a period of great creativity in Europe
Renaissance
**it was started when rich merchants supported artists***
Apennines
mountains that run along the Italian Peninsula
Spain and Portugal occupy the ______ Peninsula.
Balkan
(and Greece)
Describe the climate in southern Europe (both summer and winter).
warm, dry summers
mild, wet winters
What form of government returned to Greece in 1974?
democracy
*Greeks created democracy which inspired the government we now have*
*In 1800s Greece became a monarchy after overthrowing the Turks*
What is the next holiday?
Memorial Day
people of the Pyrenees whose language and customs are unlike those of the rest of Spain
Basque
Rome
capital of Italy
Two main languages spoken in Spain
Spanish and Portugese
Which river runs through one of the most fertile and densley populated areas in Italy?
the Po
Where do about 3/5's of the people in Greece live?
cities
When is our family picnic?
5/12
highest mountains in Europe
Alps
Vatican City
Home of the pope
**an independent state inside Rome**
Roman Catholic
Why is southern Italy poorer than northern Italy?
it has less industry
What are the two central elements of Greek culture?
church and family
What is the title of our chapter?
Southern Europe