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22 Cards in this Set
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4 Major nations of Mediterranean Region
hint p.i.g.s. |
Portugal
Italy Greece Spain |
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__________served as Europe's leading language for hundreds of years
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Latin
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In A.D. 79, the Roman settlement of Pompeii was buried under volcanic ash and lava from the eruption of
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Mount Vesuvius
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About A.D. 400, the Roman Empire was divided into 2 parts the western half was ruled from-____ The eastern half of the Roman Empire was known as the___________ It was ruled from Constatinople(Istanbul) now known as Turkey
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Rome
Byzantiane Empire |
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Mediterranean means
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in the middle of the land
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The word peninsula is derived from
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Latin
Paine(almost) insula(island) |
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Portugal faces the _ocean rather then than the_______sea
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Atlantic
Mediterranean |
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Lands that surround the Mediterranean Sea and their cardinal locations are
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Africa to SOuth
Asia to East Europe to North, West |
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Physical geography of Southern Europe
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Peninsulas
Mountains Rivers Resources |
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Romans built __________miles of roads
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50,000
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Some important contributions of the Romans are
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Latin
Art Literature roads Domes Laws |
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Since 1945 these Mediterranean countries have had economic growht and rapid industrialization
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Greece, Italy, Spain
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The Norther part of Itlay is known as the country's "breadbasket" because of its plentiful
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wheat harvests
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Italy has shifted from ________ to
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Agriculture to industries
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The _________peninsula nearly cuts off Greece
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Peloponnesus
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__________are important natural resources for the Med region
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Rivers
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_________ is a farming techique developed by Italian farmers where flat feilds are cut into hillsides
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Terrace farming
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The _____ is an ancient Roman road where goods were carried and served as a marketplace
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Appein Way
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__________ is the "invisible" industry in the Med Region
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Tourism
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Milan, turin and Genoa in Italy are called the___ Triangle
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Golden
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__________helped start the European Union`
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Itlay
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A ____________ holds total authority over people. (Italy) Benito Mussolini,
(Spain) General Fransico Franco, and (greece) Antonio de Oliveria Salazare were dictators who ruled in Med Europ |
Dictator
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