Northern Europe
At the end of World War II refugees settled in Great Britian what places did that include?
England, Scotland, and Wales
True of False France, Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland are made up of two or more ethnicities?
True
Who are the ancestors of people from Italy?
Etruscans.
What countries are in the central portion of Eastern Europe?
Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegoviana, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Kosovo.
The majority of the population of Italy, Spain, and Portugal is what religion?
Roman catholic.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
It was a time period that transformed manufacturing by replacing human labor with machines.
What country in the 1950's started using guest workers?
Germany
Who were the Iberians?
prehistoric people whose name identifies the peninsula where Spain is located.
What is ethnic cleansing?
it's when rival ethnic groups kill each other due to conflict.
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
What dates were the Middle Ages?
A.D. 500 to A.D. 1500.
What was the Crusades?
A series of brutal religious wars between Christians and Muslims.
How many people live in the Vatican City?
about 1,000 people.
What is balkanization?
the division of a region into smaller regions that are often times hostile to with each other.
What is soccer called in Hungary?
It is called foci
What was the result of Reformation?
it was a religious movement of the 1500's that lessened the power of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who was Charlemagne?
A Frankish ruler who reigned from A.D. 768 to A.D. 814.
What was the Renaissance Era to Southern Europe?
It was a time period of artistic and intellectual achievement that started in Italy in the 1300's.
At Christmas what do to children in Hungary do?
They place their winter boots on their windowsills for St. Nicholas to fill it with candy.
What are the romance languages in southern Europe?
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
What did romanticism focus on?
It focused on emotions, stirring historical events, and the struggles of individuals.
What role does Brussels play in Western Europe?
It is the commercial center of Belgium and is also the administrative center for European Union.
What were city states?
they were separate communities that linked by Greek language and culture.
What are common Slavic languages? And common Baltic languages?
Slavic languages include Polish and Czech. Baltic languages include Latvian and Lithuanian.
What was the capital of the Byzantium Empire?
Constantinople