SpainandPortugal西班牙葡萄牙地理文化要点(全英).pptVIP

Spain and Portugal Separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees Mtns. Isolated them from other European countries. Controlled by the Moors from northern Africa for 400 years. Moors brought Islamic religion, new irrigation, crops and architecture. Expelled by the Catholic monarchs in 1492. Removed Muslims and Jews from the peninsula. Both Spain and Portugal had their greatest colonial influences in South America Africa. Members of the EU Spain: wine olive oil, Portugal: cork. Both have democratic gov’t : Spain has a constitutional monarchy. Both are catholic nations. Ma