Name a European country with a Meditteranean climate?
Greece (any surrounding countries), Italy, France, Monaco, Spain, Portugal
100
Birthplace of Democracy? (Name the city)
Athens
100
After WWII Germany was split into two parts owned by what two representative governments?
Democratic and Communist
100
Name four countries that make up Northern Europe?
United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway.
100
A place where various cultures cross paths, this is known as?
Cultural Crossroads
200
Define Inland Conditions?
Cold, snowy winters and either warm or hot summers.
200
T or F....Greece split into two large East and West empires where Christianity spread?
False
200
Name the two dominant countries in Western Europe?
France and Germany
200
England gave what Britsh Isles nation its independence in 1921 and kept its northern part under its own rule?
What is Republic of Ireland
200
What are satellite nations?
Nations dominated/owned by another country?
300
A current of warm water from the tropics, flows near Europe’s west coast. What is this known as?
North Atlantic Drift
300
What is a Republic?
A government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name.
300
What is Feudalism?
A political system in which powerful lords owned most of the land.
300
Who conquered England in 1066?
William the Conqueror of Normandy
300
What is Ethnic Cleansing?
The policy of trying to eliminate an ethnic group through violence.
400
The land in this climate is often in a state of permafrost, which the subsoil remains frozen year-round. Winter=sun never rises. Summer=Sun never sets.
What is Land of the Midnight Sun
400
What is a city-state?
A political unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands.
400
A period when many Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches?
What is the Reformation
400
What nation started the United Kingdom after it conquered its neighbors?
England
400
Name the three ethnic groups who were in constant conflict in the Balkans in the 1990s?
Croatians, Slovenes, Serbians.
500
Summers are hot and dry with clear, sunny skies, while winters are moderate and wet. Lures people for vacation. What climate is this?
Mediterranean
500
What was the Renaissance?
A renewed interest in learning and the arts.
500
The Benelux countries of Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland are heavily influenced by what cultures?
French and German
500
Which Northern European country uses the pound?
England
500
What is Balkanization?
The process of a region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units.