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Southern Europe
Greece occupies the Balkan Peninsula
What are the two central elements of Greek culture?
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What are the two central elements of Greek culture?
politics and church
family and politics
church and family
history and politics
2
Greece occupies the Balkan Peninsula
False
True
3
What is Ms. White's favorite color?
Purple
Blue
Green
Red
4
What form of government returned to Greece in 1974?
dictatorship
republic
democracy
monarcy
5
Why is southern Italy poorer than northern Italy?
It has less industry
It has no tourism
It has no coastal ports
It has rich, fertile farmland
6
A people of the Pyrenees whose language and customs are unlike those of the rest of Spain
flamenco
Apennines
Basque
Pyrenees
7
Large Island south of Greece
Venice
Naples
Crete
Balkan
8
What are the highest mountains in Europe?
The Alps
The Pindus
the Pyrenees
The Apennines
9
Two important crops in Portugal are...
pineapples and tomatoes
grapes and cork
grapes and pineapples
tomatoes and cork
10
The head of the Roman Catholic church lives in..
Vatican City
Venice
Sicily
Rome
11
Which river runs through one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in Italy?
The Tagus
the Po
the Douro
the Ebro
12
What is the westernmost peninsula in Europe?
Pindus
Balkan
Italy
Iberia
13
An important port city in southern Italy
Naples
Crete
Rome
Venice
14
mountains that run along the Italian Peninsula
Basque
Pyrenees
Apennines
Pindus
15
Portugal has a long coastline along the Mediterranean Sea
True
False
16
Architecture in Spain is influenced by
Spain's colonies
traditional fados
Spain's Muslim past
The Italians
17
The spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church
pastor
Ms. White
epop
pope
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In the 1800's Greece became a monarchy after..
holding free elections
overthrowing the Turks
conquering Spain
losing their colonies
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The people of Spain and Portugal are almost entirely..
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Muslim
Eastern Orthodox
20
Mountain range that forms a border between Spain and France
Andes
Pindus
Alps
Pyrenees
21
A period of great creativity in Europe
The Dark Ages
the Renaissance
The Archimedes Period
2016
22
strong, patriotic feelings for a country
Rime
flamenco
nationalism
msilanoitan
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Mountain range covering most of Greece
Naples
Pindus
Apennines
Pyrenees
24
What is Ms. White's favorite candy?
candy corn
Sour Patch Kids
Kit Kats
Snickers
25
Spanish is the only language spoken in Spain
True
False
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Capital of Italy
Venice
Naples
Crete
Rome
27
At its peak, ancient Rome ruled a vast empire
True
False
28
Vatican City is located between Rome and Naples
False
True
29
About 3/5 of the people in Greece live..
on farms
in Athens
in cities
on small islands
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What influenced the beginning of the Renaissance?
Nationalism swept through Italy
Italians overthrew Muslim rulers
Rich merchants supported artists
Rome ruled a vast empire
