geography "Europe"

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Republic

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Government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name

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City-state

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Political unit made up of a city and it’s surrounding lands

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Crusades

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A series of wars between Christians and Muslims fighting over rather holy land

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Renaissance

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Renewed interest in the learning and the arts from the 14th to 16th centuries

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Athens, Greece

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This was the first democracy – ruled by the people

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Greece

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Where did city-states originate

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Rome

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Where did republics originate

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Rome

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Who took over the vacuum left by the downfall of Greece

They became a vast empire eventually ruled by emperors after the fall of the republic

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1100

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When did the crusades fight the Europeans for control of the holy land

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Bubonic Plague

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The onset of what began in the mid 1300s

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Mediterranean

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What part of Europe is less industrial than western and Northern Europe

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Italy

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Who is a major producer of clothing and shoes

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France

Germany

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What are the two largest countries in Western Europe

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Reformation

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What is it called when some Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches

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Martin Luther

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Who was one of the leaders of the reformation movement in 15172

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Nationalism

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The belief that people should be loyal to their nation, the people with whom they share land, culture, and history

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Competition for colonies

Nationalistic rivalries

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What helped cause WWI

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The allies imposed harsh penalties on Germany after WWI

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What ultimately led to the rise of hitler in WWII

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Germany

Austria

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Which two countries are famous for music

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France

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Which country is famous for art

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Cities

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Where do most people live in Western Europe

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High

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What is the standard of living like in Western Europe

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Crime

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Which rate is lower in Western Europe than in the U.S.

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Vacation time

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What do people in Western Europe receive more of that is paid

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England Scotland Wales Ireland

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What countries make up the U.K.

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``` Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden ```

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What countries make up the Nordic countries

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British empire

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"The sun never sets on ?" | This is because there are so many countries that one is always in daylight

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Great Britain

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Who played a large role in the development of the modern world through representative government and initiating and spreading the industrial revolution

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Magna Carta

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What was the document in 1215 that inspired ideas like trail by jury and no taxation without representation

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Iceland

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Who has the oldest parliament in the world | They have been meeting since the year 930

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Silicon-Glen

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High-tech region of Scotland in the 1990s

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Most

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How many nations have joined the European Union

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Euro

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The payment in Europe that some nations have resisted using

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London

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25% of what country is made up of ethnic minorities

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Northern Europe

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What place is historically not a very cultural diverse place

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Shakespeare | James Joyce

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Who were strong artistic influences on Europe | The second one is from Ireland

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National healthcare systems

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What is really a big deal in Northern Europe

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Sweden Finland Norway

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What countries give families a yearly allowance to help then raise their families

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Afternoon tea Rugby Cricket

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What are 3 customs in England

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Cross country skiing | Ski jumping

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What winter Olympic sports developed in the Northern Europe regions

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Cultural crossroads

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A place where various cultures cross paths, many world powers have tried to control it

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A Serb assassinated an Austrian noble

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What was one of things that sparked WWI in Eastern Europe

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Germany invaded Poland

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What caused the allies to go to war with hitler

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Soviet union

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Who refused to leave Eastern Europe until it had set up communist governments

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Satellite nations

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Nations dominated by another country | Eastern Europe was one of these

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Mikhael Gorbachev

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The Soviet Union leader in the 1980s

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Alexander the Great

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The Macedonian General that conquered Persia and part of India

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Ferdinand | Queen Isabella

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What catholic rulers retook Spain from the Muslims in 1492

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Celtics

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What tribe in what is now France did the Romans conquer

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Charlemagne

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Who conquered most of the Germanic lands east of France

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France Germany Netherlands

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What are western Europe's 3 top manufacturing nations

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Joerg Haider

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Australian political leader who had to resign because of remarks he made that defended Nazis and insulted immigrants

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William the Conquerer

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Who conquered England in 1066 | He was from Normandy

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Ottoman Empire

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Who took over the southern part if Eastern Europe in the 1300s and 1400s They were part of what is now turkey

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Greece Bulgaria Serbia

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What countries went to war against the ottomans

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Balkanization

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Refers to the process of a region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units

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4

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How many decades did the Soviet Union control Eastern Europe

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Market

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What kind of economy has industries that produce the goods that consumers want to buy

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Prague

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1000-year-old city in Eastern Europe

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Benelux

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Economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg

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Jutland | Scandinavian

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What 2 peninsulas are found in the Nordic countries