1. La Cultura de España
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2. 1. Which parts of the world were once a part of the Spanish empire?
Netherlands
Caribbean
Italy
The Philippines
The Americas
Africa

3. 2. To what language is Spanish most closely related?
Latin

4. 3. What evidence supports the statement “Roman engineers worked in Spain over two-thousand years ago?
aqueducts
bridges

5. 4. What are the five official languages of Spain
4. What are the five official languages of Spain? Put a star next to the primary official language.
Basque
Galician
Catalan
Spanish
Valencian

6. 5. Define the following expressions…
a. Moors:
Arabic speaking people from
North Africa

7. 5. Define the following expressions…
a. Córdoba:
a southern Spanish city

8. 5. Define the following expressions…
c. La Mezquita:
a mosque in Córdoba

9. 5. Define the following expressions…
c. La Alhambra:
Palaces and gardens in Granada

10. 6. What is El Parque del Buen Retiro? Why do people go there?
gardens
shows
lake
paseos (walks)
museum

11. 7. State three facts about the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum.
- It opened in October of 1997
-It has modern and contemporary art
- In Bilbao- center of Basque region