| A | B |
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| What country owns Crete? | Greece |
| What country owns Corsica? | France |
| Name the two large islands owned by Italy | Sicily and Sardinia |
| What 5 "large" nations make up Southern Europe? | Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, and Andorra |
| What nation is found inside the city of Rome? | Vatican City |
| Name the capital of Spain | Madrid |
| Name the capital of Italy | Rome |
| Name the country that the capital city of Athens belongs to | Greece |
| Andorra sits high up in what mountain chain? | Pyrenees |
| The Strait of Gibraltar connects which two bodies of water? | Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean |
| What is an aquethrouhgout their empireduct? | bridge-like structures built by the Romans to transport water |
| What term is defined as a thinker who seeks knowledge and wisdom? | philosopher |
| The lowest ranking officals in the Roman Catholic Church are called what? | priests |
| What does the term marine mean? | Animals and plants that make up life in the sea |
| Chemicals used to kill insects and help farmers produce more crops are called what? | pesticides |
| What type of farming is found in Southern Europe? | subsistence |
| Who was Zeus according to Greek mythology? | high king of all the Greek gods |
| Who is considered to be Greece's most famous philospher? | Socrates |
| What is another name for the Vatican City? | Holy See |
| What is the exact land size of the Vatican? | 15 square miles |
| Name the two types of dramas and plays created by the ancient Greeks | tragedies and comedies |
| Who is Benedict the 16th | current Pope |
| What group of Catholic officals are just beneath the Pope? | Cardinals |
| Name the most significant church found in the Catholic religion? | St.Peter's Cathedral |
| In what country is St.Peter's Cathedral found in? | Vatican City |
| What famous building did Michaelangelo paint the ceiling? | Sistine Chapel |
| List two reasons why farming is not very productive in this region | poor rocky soil, soil is overused(has few nutients) |
| What branch of Christianity is practiced in Greece? | Greek Orthadox |
| What word for a branch of Christianity means "for everybody"? | Catholic |
| What word for a branch of Christianity means "right way"? | Orthodox |
| Name the four Catholic nations found in Southern Europe | Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Andorra |
| Which nation was the first to have a democracy in place? | Greece |
| Which two nations had powerful empires in the B.C. times, making for a common history? | Greece and Rome |
| Name two unique "things" which make the Vatican an independent country | Government, Army, Newspaper, Banking System, Currency(money), Post Office, Radio Station, Telephone System |
| Define Renaissance | Creative period of European history where new inventions and artworks were created |
| Religious rituals found in most churches, inlcuding the Catholic and Orthodox churches | Sacraments |
| Name the Greek city that held sacred sporting competitions every four years starting in 776B.C. | Olympia |
| What are two main industries of the Mediterranean region? | fishing and tourism |
| Which country has about 170 inhabited islands? | Greece |
| The Iliad and The Odyssey are epic poems taken from the folklore of which Southern European country? | Greece |
| The Catholic Church has about how many million members worldwide? | 900 million |
| In which nation would you find the giant open air theater of Epidavros? | Greece |
| Fill in the blank: Romans believed that the law applied __________ to all people | equally |
| What is the name for the most famous Greek building found on the Acropolis? | Parthenon |
| The current trend in Southern Europe is for people to move away from rural areas and move to what type areas? | urban areas |
| List one reason why the Mediterranean region is less industrialized than the rest of Europe | 1.mountains-few roads or rivers(difficult transportation) 2.few natural resources |
