| A | B |
|---|
| mainland | A region or country’s main landmass |
| sirocco | A hot, dry wind from North Africa that blows across the Mediterranean to Europe |
| city-states | Self-governing cities, such as those of ancient Greece |
| mosaics | Pictures created from tiny pieces of colored stone |
| pope | The bishop of Rome and the head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Renaissance | French word meaning "rebirth" and referring to a new era of learning that began in Europe in the 1300s |
| coalition governments | Governments in which several political parties join together to run a country |
| Moors | Muslim North Africans |
| dialect | A variation of a language |
| cork | The bark stripped from a certain type of oak tree and often used as stoppers and insulation |
