Vocabulary
Geography
Capitals
Greek or Roman
World War I & II
100

What is a body of land surrounded on three sides by water?

peninsula

100

What is the name of the mountainous region in northern Italy, Switzerland, and Austria?

Alps

100

What is the capital of Portugal?

Lisbon

100

Democracy developed in:

Athens or Sparta

Athens

100

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary started:

World War I or World War II

World War I

200

What is a government in which people can vote for representatives?

Democracy

200

Name one peninsula in Europe.

Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula

200

What is the capital of Germany?

Berlin

200

Name one Greek philosopher.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

200
What was the imprisonment and killing of Jewish people in concentration camps by the Nazis?

Holocaust

300

What is a strong sense of loyalty to one's country?

Nationalism

300
What are the narrow bays of Norway called?

Fjords

300

What is the capital of Sweden?

Stockholm

300

An independent community that includes a city and its surrounding territory

City-State

300
Where did Japan attack the USA in 1941?

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

400

What is an agreement to work toward a common goal?

Alliance

400

Name one sea within the Mediterranean Sea.

Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea

400

What is the capital of Ukraine?

Kiev

400
What were the wealthy landowners called in Rome?

Patricians

400

Which Treaty did Germany sign ending World War I?

Treaty of Versailles

500

What is money paid to cover the losses suffered by the victors?

Reparations

500

Which sea separates Sweden and Poland?

North Sea, Baltic Sea, or Norwegian Sea

Baltic Sea

500

What is the capital of Czech Republic?

Prague
500

What were the bronze tablets called that set down the rights and responsibilities of Roman citizens?

Twelve Tables

500

Which country was divided into communist East and democratic West after WWII?

Germany

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