The official currency of the 'eurozone', and the second largest reserve currency as well as the second most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar. ("Two bananas for a pound, three bananas for a ____.")
What is a euro?
100
This is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower.
What is Big Ben?
100
A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
What is a peninsula?
100
Political history can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome, both of which profoundly affected how Western civilizations govern their territories and citizens.
Who were the main influencers of modern European politics?
100
A period of time where Europe began the transition to new manufacturing processes from the late 18th to late 19th centuries. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines; steam engines became very prominent.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
200
This is the division of a multinational state into smaller entities. It was coined at the end of World War I to describe the ethnic and political fragmentation that followed the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, particularly in the Balkans.
What is Balkanization?
200
This is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
200
Separates the island of Great Britain and France.
What is the English Channel?
200
At its largest, Rome controlled approximately 2.5 million square miles of land. Their approach to conquering and controlling territory was a major key in their prominence and success.
Which civilization was the basis of Western imperialism?
200
The process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components. This term is derived from the Latin word colere, which means "to inhabit".
What is colonization?
300
The systematic forced removal of ethnic or religious groups from a given territory by a more powerful ethnic group. The forces applied may be forms of forced migration, intimidation, as well as mass murder and genocidal rape.
What is ethnic cleansing?
300
This is a famed prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles west of Amesbury and 8 miles north of Salisbury. This ring of standing stones is set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mound.
What is Stonehenge?
300
Balkan, Iberian, Italian, Jutland, and Scandinavian.
Which peninsulas is Europe built up of?
300
World War I left about 16 million people dead. The Central Powers fell to the forces of the Allied Powers. By the end of the war, the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires collapsed and broke into a dozen separate nations.
What
300
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means. A large amount of Europe's countries are known for doing this, especially Great Britain.
What is imperialism?
400
Also known as a levee, embankment, floodbank or stopbank, this is an elongated, naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed wall, which regulates water levels and prevents its passage.
What is a dike and its use?
400
Known in Spanish as the Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia, this is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, designed by Catalan Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí. Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
What is La Sagrada Familia?
400
A steep, narrow, u-shaped valley that is carved by a glacier.
What is a fjord?
400
Portugal and Spain were the first to do so in the mid 15th century. They were searching for a route to Asia. The expansion achieved by these countries caught the attention of Britain, France and the Netherlands; they were then inspired to enter the Caribbean and North America.
Who began European colonization?
500
Also known as turf, this is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter that is unique to natural areas called bogs and mires.
What is a peat?
500
Known in English as the Triumphal Arch of the Star, this is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile — the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues.
What is the Arc de Triomphe?
500
A narrow body of water on an important transportation route or sea lane; English Channel, Strait of Gibraltar.
What is a strategic waterway?
500
Europe's rich cultural diversity makes it very unique. The variety of ethnic groups, religions, and traditions, however, has lead to tension in places such as the Balkans and Northern Ireland.