geography "Europe" Flashcards
Republic
Government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name
City-state
Political unit made up of a city and it’s surrounding lands
Crusades
A series of wars between Christians and Muslims fighting over rather holy land
Renaissance
Renewed interest in the learning and the arts from the 14th to 16th centuries
Athens, Greece
This was the first democracy – ruled by the people
Greece
Where did city-states originate
Rome
Where did republics originate
Rome
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
1100
When did the crusades fight the Europeans for control of the holy land
Bubonic Plague
The onset of what began in the mid 1300s
Mediterranean
What part of Europe is less industrial than western and Northern Europe
Italy
Who is a major producer of clothing and shoes
France
Germany
What are the two largest countries in Western Europe
Reformation
What is it called when some Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches
Martin Luther
Who was one of the leaders of the reformation movement in 15172
Nationalism
The belief that people should be loyal to their nation, the people with whom they share land, culture, and history
Competition for colonies
Nationalistic rivalries
What helped cause WWI
The allies imposed harsh penalties on Germany after WWI
What ultimately led to the rise of hitler in WWII
Germany
Austria
Which two countries are famous for music
France
Which country is famous for art
Cities
Where do most people live in Western Europe
High
What is the standard of living like in Western Europe
Crime
Which rate is lower in Western Europe than in the U.S.
Vacation time
What do people in Western Europe receive more of that is paid
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
What countries make up the U.K.
Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden
What countries make up the Nordic countries
British empire
“The sun never sets on ?”
This is because there are so many countries that one is always in daylight
Great Britain
Who played a large role in the development of the modern world through representative government and initiating and spreading the industrial revolution
Magna Carta
What was the document in 1215 that inspired ideas like trail by jury and no taxation without representation
Iceland
Who has the oldest parliament in the world
They have been meeting since the year 930
Silicon-Glen
High-tech region of Scotland in the 1990s
Most
How many nations have joined the European Union
Euro
The payment in Europe that some nations have resisted using
London
25% of what country is made up of ethnic minorities
Northern Europe
What place is historically not a very cultural diverse place
Shakespeare
James Joyce
Who were strong artistic influences on Europe
The second one is from Ireland
National healthcare systems
What is really a big deal in Northern Europe
Sweden
Finland
Norway
What countries give families a yearly allowance to help then raise their families
Afternoon tea
Rugby
Cricket
What are 3 customs in England
Cross country skiing
Ski jumping
What winter Olympic sports developed in the Northern Europe regions
Cultural crossroads
A place where various cultures cross paths, many world powers have tried to control it
A Serb assassinated an Austrian noble
What was one of things that sparked WWI in Eastern Europe
Germany invaded Poland
What caused the allies to go to war with hitler
Soviet union
Who refused to leave Eastern Europe until it had set up communist governments
Satellite nations
Nations dominated by another country
Eastern Europe was one of these
Mikhael Gorbachev
The Soviet Union leader in the 1980s
Alexander the Great
The Macedonian General that conquered Persia and part of India
Ferdinand
Queen Isabella
What catholic rulers retook Spain from the Muslims in 1492
Celtics
What tribe in what is now France did the Romans conquer
Charlemagne
Who conquered most of the Germanic lands east of France
France
Germany
Netherlands
What are western Europe’s 3 top manufacturing nations
Joerg Haider
Australian political leader who had to resign because of remarks he made that defended Nazis and insulted immigrants
William the Conquerer
Who conquered England in 1066
He was from Normandy
Ottoman Empire
Who took over the southern part if Eastern Europe in the 1300s and 1400s
They were part of what is now turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Serbia
What countries went to war against the ottomans
Balkanization
Refers to the process of a region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units
4
How many decades did the Soviet Union control Eastern Europe
Market
What kind of economy has industries that produce the goods that consumers want to buy
Prague
1000-year-old city in Eastern Europe
Benelux
Economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
Jutland
Scandinavian
What 2 peninsulas are found in the Nordic countries
