Southern Europe Vocabulary

a branch of Christianity that dates to the Byzantine Empire

• Parliamentary Monarchy
• Vatican City
• Orthodox Church
• Apennines

the capital of Greece

• Athens
• Madrid
• Lisbon
• Naples

a center for industry, tourism, and culture in Spain

• Milan
• Alps
• Lisbon
• Athens

the capital of Portugal

• Athens
• Rome
• Milan
• Lisbon

the capital of Spain

• Sicily
• pope
• Madrid
• Barcelona

a government in which a king rules with the help of an elected parliament

• Mediterranean climate
• Vatican City
• parliamentary monarchy
• Orthodox Church

the westernmost peninsula in Europe

• Milan
• Rome
• Iberia
• Lisbon

a large sea bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa

• Mediterranean climate
• parliamentary monarchy
• Mediterranean Sea
• Madrid

the mountain range that forms a boundary between Spain and France

• Alps
• Pyrenees
• Barcelona
• Naples

the main mountain range in Italy

• Apennines
• Athens
• Iberia
• Madrid