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Kevin's Cards about Europe Flashcards

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Architecture

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art of designing and constructing buildings

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Cathedrals

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an example of architecture that reflects Christian religion as an aspect of culture

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Europe Religion

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Europe is predominantly Christian with the North being predominantly protestant, the South being Roman Catholic and the East being Orthodox. Christianity spread throughout the middle ages

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Orthodox

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accepting and closely following the traditional beliefs and customs of a religion or referring to the Orthodox Church or supporting/believing what most people think is true

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Climate

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Latitude is a contributing factor in Europe. The climate is impacted the further North you travel

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Trade

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The best location for trade is near the Coastal Regions/Nearness to water

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Europe Size

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Europe is SMALLER than North America, South America, and Africa

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Scandinavian

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It is very cold and can’t support much agriculture Norway/Sweden/Finland

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Urban Centers

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a large and densely populated urban area

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Birth Place of Democracy

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Athens, Greece

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Italy

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It is a peninsula ( revered to as the Italian Peninsula)

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Religions

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Sacred buildings stand the test of time and are also preserved along with the history of statues. ( Pope is leader)

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Industrial Revolution

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Europe’s began in the 1700’s. During this time people were using machines and creating new ways to increase the amount of work that could be done in a shorter period of time and brought lots of economic growth and made citizens more self sufficient

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Textile

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A flexible woven material referred to as yarn or thread

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Industrialization

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Changing of an economy to increase productivity

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Steam Power

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invented to power textile mill, river boats, and trains

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Steam Engine

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Inventor: James Watt
Description: Produced power from steam, Factories NO longer needed to be by streams which resulted to MORE Factories BETTER ships and trains

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Bessemer Process

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Inventor: Henry Bessemer
Description: A process used to produce STEEL from iron by blasts of air

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Telegraph

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Inventor: Samuel Morse
Description: Allows people to communicate long distances

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Cotton Gin

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Inventor: Eli Whitney
Description: Took seeds out of cotton allows one worker to clean as much as 50 workers by hand

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Interchangeable Parts

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Inventor: Eli Whitney
Description: Having the same parts in machines made production & repair Faster & Cheaper!!!!

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Automobile (Assembly Line)

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Inventor: Henry Ford
Description: Builds cars by using an Assembly Line which makes cars more affordable

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Factory System

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Use of machines, unskilled workers, standardization, and interchangeable parts

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Child Labor

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was huge and they worked though tough conditions because they were younger and stronger.(No law prohibited this)

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Euro

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Europe’s common currency. Can raise taxes without hurting citizens

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WWII

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2 countries remained economically after WWII and forced Germany to change from dictatorship to a democracy with the help of the U.S the help rebuild Europe.

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Spain & Latin

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Spain had a great influence on Latin America

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Standard of living

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The levels of necessities and comforts of daily life available to people

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Sweat Shop

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A place where people work long hours in bad conditions for low wages

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Unions

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Large groups that organized workers so they could fight for change by protesting

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Strike

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An event when Unions stop work to protest

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Division of Labor

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A systems where specific tasks are assigned to different people

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Industrial Revolution stared in

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England

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American Revolution started during

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Europe’s Industrial Revolution

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