History Western Europe Flashcards
Dikes
Dam like barriers made of earth and stone
Netherlands
Often called Holland Known for tulips windmills wooden shoes People called Dutch or Hollanders Nether means low.
Windmill
Pump water
Made land
Pumped water off land below sea level
Artists of Netherlands
Rembrandt and Vermeer
Klompen
Wooden shoes protect feet from dampness in field
Father of Dutch Liberties
William the Silent
Belgium
Famous for lace Between Germany and France
Luxembourg
Center for European banking and finance
Scandinavia
Norway, Sweden,Finland,Denmark ,Iceland
Vikings
Fierce warriors, skilled craftsmen, and daring seamen started Lutheran Church
Welfare states
Socialism government provides jobs, medical care, child care etc. result:countries in debt ;heavy taxes less responsible
Norway
Farther North than any other European country called Land of Midnight Sun area above Arctic Circle has 24 day sun from May -July
Fjord
Long narrow sea inlet high banks
Prime minister
Important
Government of Norway
Constitutional monarchy
Sweden
Called Venice of the North
Government of Sweden
Constitutional monarchy
Denmark
Once very powerful people called Danes Hans Christian Anderson wrote The Ugly Duckling fairy tales. Greenland belongs to Denmark
Government of Denmark
Constitutional monarchy with king prime minister and parliament
Iceland
Unusual. Settled by Norwegians Called Land of Fire and Ice because of volcanoes hot springs and steamy geysers alongside glaciers
Finland
Many of their people came from Russia land of many lakes and forests
Tundra
Marshy plain north of the Arctic Circle frigid
Permafrost
Permanently frozen ground
