Geography
Modern Europe
European History 1
European History 2
Randoms
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What are the three regions of Europe?
Northern, Eastern, Western
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What is a Euro?
The currency used by the European Union
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What does Renaisssance mean?
rebirth
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What did Hitler blame the Jews for?
Germany's economic problems
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What was the Aryan race?
Hitler's idea of a perfect race (blonde hair, blue eyes)
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Europe is a continent made up of many...
peninsulas
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What is the European Union?
A group of 27 European countries whose goal is to make life easier and safer for all people.
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What were the Great Purges?
When Stalin killed all of his opposition/people who was suspicious of.
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How did the black death reach Europe?
rats carrying fleas with the bacteria, on trade ships
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What was one invention made during the Renaissance
telescope, printing press
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Why is the Mediterranean Sea so important?
It is the crossroads of three continents (Europe, Asia, Africa)
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What is human trafficking?
When humans are bought and sold for money
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Explorers wanted to go find new land for 3 reasons (the 3 G's) List and explain them...
God- spread religion Glory- be famous Gold- Get Rich
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What is a gulag?
a soviet prision camp
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In what European country is the Lochness Monster supposedly located?
Scotland
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The majority of European capitals are on...
rivers
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What type of people usually get trafficked? How are they introduced to the traffickers?
People who are vulnerable or desperate. Usually are answer some type of job advertisement
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What was Hitler's "Final Solution"? Why did he implement it?
Kill all the Jews in Europe, Germany was struggling in WW2
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What are 2 things we got from the Ancient Greeks?
democracy, philosophy, mathematical concepts
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What is communism?
a system of collective ownership, where there are no classes and every person is equal
500
Name 2 mountain ranges in Europe
Ural, Alps
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What are two ways (other than the Euro) that the European Union makes life better for people?
less travel restrictions (no passports when you travel), laws are the same, equal pay for men and women, environmental requirements
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What is one thing a vassal gave a lord? What did a lord give a vassal?
Vassals gave lords military service Lords gave vassals protection
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Explain dehumanization and why it is used during times of genocide
Making people seem less than human (like pests) to justify killing them
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What were the Crusades and what did the Pope promise the Crusaders?
a series of holy wars between Muslims and Christians, that if they went they would basically get a "ticket to heaven"
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