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15 Cards in this Set
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Iberian Peninsula
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land mass partially surrounded by water where Spain and Portugal are located
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Year the Moors conquered Iberia
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711 A.D.
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Moors
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Arabs from northern Africa
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early standing stone formations
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megaliths
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countries that border Spain
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France, Portugal, Andorra
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mountains that separate Spain and France
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Pyrenees
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people who made bell-shaped pottery during the stone and bronze age
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Beaker Culture
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seafaring traders from what is now Greece who settled along the coast of Spain
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Phoenicians
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bodies of water around Spain
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Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay
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water passageway between Spain and the tip of Africa
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Strait of Gibraltar
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2 sets of islands that are part of Spain
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Balearic Islands and Canary Islands
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17 autonomous communities (states or provinces)
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Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Basque Country, Navarre, Rioja, Catalonia, Castile and León, Aragon, Extremadura, Castile La Mancha, Valencia, Andalucia, Murcia, Madrid, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands
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Madrid
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capital of Spain
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honor, especially fighting for honor and family honor
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an important theme in early Spanish epics
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El Cid
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an epic hero in the Medieval Ages
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