Chapter 16 Flashcards
What group of people were an important influence in the Iberian peninsula for many years following the collapse of the Roman Empire?
The Moors
They were Muslims
During the 1900s, who ruled pain for more than 35 years?
Franko
Who are the ETA?
A group that turned to violence to get independence for spain ( the Basks)
Describe the government of Italy since the end of WW2
unstable
What are Italy’s major challenges?
Aging population & low birthrate
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, & Slovenia were once a part of what communist country?
Yugoslavia
How did the cities of Florence, Genoa, & Venice become rich during the Middle Ages?
Trade
Where are most illegal immigrants living in Greece from?
Albania
Serbs & ethnic Albanians fought one another in what region of the former Yugosavia
Kosovo
What were the contributions the Moors brought to Spain?
religion, irrigation, food, names & architecture
What agricultural products does Spain produce
Olive oil, oranges & wine
What problems have been caused by the increased tourism in Spain?
Pollution & traffic
During its time as a worldwide power, what areas of the word were controlled by Spain
Central South America & SW USA
What languages are commonly spoken in Spain?
Spanish, catalan, & Basque
What land form region separates Italy from the rest of mainland Europe
The Alps
What microstate is located within Rome, Italy
Vatican City
Who were some of the best known Renaissance painters
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, & Donatello
What body of water separates Africa & Spain
Straits of Gibraltar
Portugal still has control of which islands in the Atlantic Ocean?
Azores & Maderia
The Vatican City Was once part of what territory on the Italian peninsula?
the Papal states
Where is the breadbasket of Italy
Po valley
Where does 30% of Greece’s population live
Athens
What 3 religious groups are in conflict in the Balkans
Orthodox, Muslim, & Roman Catholic
Which balkan region has many ethnic enclaves?
Western Balkans
