| A | B |
|---|
| mainland | a country's main landmass |
| sirocco | a hot dry wind from North Africa |
| city-states | a Greek city and the land around it (a polis) |
| mosaics | pictures created from tiny pieces of colored stone |
| pope | the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Renaissance | It means rebirth and was an era in the 1300's that was a time of learning and rediscovery of art in Italy. |
| coalition governments | when several parties join together to run a country |
| Moors | Muslim North Africans who conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula |
| dialect | a form or variation of a language |
| cork | bark stripped from a certain type of oak tree |
| Mediterranean Sea | Shores of this waterway touch most of the Southern European countries |
| Straight of Gibraltar | It connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean |
| Iberian Peninsula | It contains both Spain and Portugal |
| The Alps | The highest mountain range in Europe |
| The Po River | The river that supplies most of the water to Italy's agricultural region |
| Climate of Southern Europe | Mostly sunny and warm with rain mostly during the mild winter |
| Southern European Resources | Seafood, mining, and tourism |
| What are the Ebro, Douro, Tagus, and Guadalquivir? | Rivers |
| In what area do most people in Greece work? | Agriculture |
| On which peninsula are Spain and Portugal located? | Iberian |
| Where is most of the tourism and industry in Italy? | The North |
| What is the climate like in Southern Europe? | Sunny and warm |
| During the 1400's and 1500's, how did Spain and Portugal gain most of their wealth? | Exploration and colonies |
| What are important economic resources for Greece? | Tourism, Agriculture, and Shipping |
| When did Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci live? | During the Renaissance |
| On what sea does most of Southern Europe rest? | The Mediterranean |
| What bodies of water does the Straight of Gibralter connect? | The Mediterranean and the Atlantic |
| What was the Reformation? | An attempt to reform Christianity during the 1500's |
| Who was the French General and Emperor conquered most of Europe? | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| What country controlled East Germany until 1989? | Soviet Union |
| Who occupied the Benelux countries during WWII? | Germany |
| Switzerland's current government is a confederation of 26 what? | Cantons |
| What is the most popular religion of West-Central Europe? | Roman Catholic |
| On what is the economy of France primarily based on? | Industry and Agriculture |
| Where were many of WWI's major battles fought? | Belgium |
| What did the treaty ending WWI force Germany to do? | Give up land and pay fines? |
| What is the tallest mountain range in Europe? | The Alps |
