Spanish 3 Pre AP Fall Final
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michelle_stockton on December 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Where is Galicia located, and what does it look like? | Located in northern Spain; looks like Ireland. |
| Where are Castilla and Extremadura, and what do they look like? | Located in Central Spain; orange-brown plains. |
| What is the climate like in central Spain? | Very dry; not much snow in winter but very windy. In summer, very hot. |
| Where is Madrid located and what is their saying? | Located in central Spain; "6 months of winter, 6 months of hell." |
| Where is Andalucia located, and what is it known for? | Located in south; known for their olive groves. |
| What waters surround Spain? | Mediterranean in the south and east, Cantabrico in the north. |
| Where are the islas Baleares (part of Spain) located? | Mediterranean |
| Where are the islas Canarias (part of Spain) located? | Atlantic |
| What are the names of the two cities of Spain that are located in Africa? | Ceuta and Melilla |
| How many autonomous communities are there in Spain? | 17 |
| How is each autonomous community like Spain? | They have their own governor, congress of deputies, and elections. |
| What happened in the year 711? | The moros invaded Spain. |
| What was the capital of the moros? | Cordoba |
| What was Cordoba like during the Middle Ages? | It was the most cultured of Europe, while the rest of the continent lived in darkness. |
| What words did the moros influence? | El azucar, la naranja, la berenjena; words that start with al- |
| What is the significance of the year 718? | The Spanish won their first battle against the moros in Covadonga, beginning the Reconquista. |
| What did the reyes cristianos do with the land they reclaimed from the moros? | They formed independent kingdoms, resulting in political disunity. |
| What happened in the year 1469? | Isabel de Castilla and Fernando de Aragon married and established an absolute monarchy. |
| What did the Catholic rulers (Isabel and Fernando) want? | Territorial, political, and religious unity. |
| What happened in 1481? | Isabel and Fernando established a tribunal inquisition, which led to the expulsion of Jews who refused to convert. |
| Where did the Jews who were kicked out of Spain go? | North Africa, Greece, and Turkey. |
| What happened in 1492? | Fernando and Isabel's troops entered Granada and took the city, ending the Reconquista; also, Cristobal Colon left southern Spain to discover a new route to India. |
| What are the three geographic zones that Ecuador and Peru are divided into? | In the west, la costa (el litoral in Peru); in the central, la sierra or la cordillera; in the east, la zona amazonica (el Oriente in Ecuador, la selva in Peru) |
| Why don't many people live in the amazon? | It's very hot, and vegetation is dense and inaccessible. |
| Why isnt the coast of Ecuador and Peru very hot or rainy, despite being by the equator? | A cold current of the Pacific, called the current Humboldt, lowers the temperature and precipitation. |
| Why doesnt Bolivia have a coast? | It lost access to the sea in the war with Chile, called the war of the Pacific. |
| Who was el Inca? | The "overlord" of the Incans; a god-man who was called "Hijo del Sol" |
| What was the basis of Incan society? | La familia or el ayllu, a community formed for a set of families. |
| Who was the god creator that the Incas believed in? | Viracocha |
| Who was the god that created the sun? | Inti |
| Who was the god that created the earth? | Pachamama |
| What did the Incas associate with hell? | Cold and hunger |
| What did the destiny of the Incas depend on? | Their actions and social status. |
| What was the base of sustenance for the Incas? | Agriculture |
| What was chuno? | Dehydrated potatoes |
| Where did Simon Bolivar fight? | In the north, in Venezuela and Colombia. |
| Where did Jose de San Martin fight? | Argentina and Chile, and he continued along the coast of Lima. |
| Where did San Martin and Bolivar reunite? | Guayaquil |
| Of San Martin and Bolivar, which one continued fighting? | Bolivar |
| What was Bolivar's dream? | To form a grand political entity. |
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