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Culture vocab GCSE
Spanish culture GCSE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The peninsula Spain is located on Iberian, surrounded by Mediterranean and Atlantic | |
| Next in line to the throne | Felipe, |
| Currency | Euro |
| Unit of measure in Spain: | metric |
| Cities in Spain: | Toledo (1st capital), Madrid (current capital), Barcelona (2nd largest), Segovia, Valencia (3rd largest), Grenada, Sevilla, Leon, Malaga |
| and names of Gates in Spain: | Puerta de Toledo and Puerta de Alcala (largest gate of the 4 gates total |
| City of Fuentes (fountains)is: | Madrid |
| tapas are.... | appetizers |
| flan is.... | custard with coffee flavor on bottom/top (made with egg yolks) |
| Dinner is served | 9 PM to 1 AM |
| Where does Chocolate come from? | |
| Who discovered chocolate? | |
| Cristobol Colon is... | Christopher Columbus |
| Felipe II: short powerful king in Spanish, led military, feisty, and brought the capital from Toledo to Madrid, had 4 wives - 1 in England, 1 died of illness, 2nd wives children died during birth, the 4th and last wife died in childbirth | |
| el Greco: the Greek, a painter from Toledo in the 1200's - used dark colors - well known landscape painting of "La vista de Toledo" | |
| Picasso: Artist - abstract art, | |
| Goya: Used his own blood in art, royal painter, "familia de Carlos 4th" - "Tres de Mayo" war painting well-known for Spain and France war; used his own blood in this painting | |
| Velasquez: Royal painter who paints self into paintings, or a hanky painted in. "Las Meninas" famous, known as "ladies in waiting" the assistance would watch over royal daughter. Felipe 2nd commissioned him to help with Escorial | |
| Cervantes: author. wrote "Don Quixote" | |
| Las corridas are held: Sundays in Madrid | |
| matador is... bullfighter (look up las ventas) | |
| atocha estacion is.... Madrid train station; bombing occurred here with 24 deaths, has only well-known square clock | |
| Puerta del Sol: shape of fan, major clock, center of Madrid, many fountains, 10 roads lead from it, protests held here, Puerta Ingles (Walmart), 0KM marker in the plaza. symbol is the arbol de oso (tree of bear) | |
| Plaza Mayor: built by Felipe 2nd due to jealousy of Napolean; grand square; proclamations and executions, proposals, running of the bulls held here by past royals | |
| Retiro Park: here and is the royal palace in Retiro Park. large park in Madrid, Built by Felipe 2nd; holds Palacio Cristal, built by Francisco for his wife, who never came to see it - made of iron and crystal - popular now for weddings | |
| Palacio Real: Royal palace, last lived in by Carlos 4th; now used for meetings and gatherings - 300+ rooms | |
| the Prado: largest museum in Spain and 2nd largest in the world. many paintings, 6 floors | |
| Palacio de Communicaciones: major post office in Madrid | |
| Templo de Debod: small structure in a reflecting pond, used for yoga and aerobics | |
| Escorial: boarding school/summer school, took 20 years to build, 9 towers, 16 patios, 1200 doors, 2673 windows, 850 rooms; library and a Royal Crypt - royalty buried here | |
| Valle de Caidos: Cross on hill - Franco had it built or is buried here - commemorates dead during the war | |
| Gold Museum: makes and sells jewelry | |
| Catedral: oldest and largest in Spain; main entrance has depiction of Last Supper; massive inside | |
| Acuaducto: in Segovia - ancient way to bring water to the city; built with no cement by Romans | |
| Alcazar: in Segovia - Disney castle model, boy fell out of window and died, nurse jumped out because of this | |
| el Rastro: Supermarket in Madrid - large variety 9-2 sundays | |
| los torres y el estadio new Madrid - Twin towers that slant toward each other, stadium, Real Madrid - soccer team | |
| Mezquita in Cordoba Candy-cane arches fortress, made of marble | |
| Alhambra in Granada red castle, Arabic in origin | |
| Spanish inquisition: Ferdinand and Isabella ordered death of 150,000 jewish people; gave $ to Columbus after the 3rd time he asked. | |
| Gran Via: major street in Madrid | |
| estanque: man-made pool in el Retiro Park | |
| Fuente de Cibeles: fountain located at front of post office | |
| Corrida alas ventas: Running of the bulls from mid-march to mid-october | |
| flamenco: famous dance of Spain, brought by the gypsies | |
| Arabs brought to Spanish culture: math and Latin, and architecture (AL = Arabic architecture) |
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