Physical Geography
Its all Greek to me
Wherever I may Rome
Uh oh...where did Rome go?!
European Union
100
A body of land surrounded on three sides by water
What is a peninsula
100
This form of government developed in Ancient greece. The first of its kind
What is Democracy
100
This language spoken in Rome, forms the basis of French, Italian, and Spanish.
What is Latin
100
This was the name given to the time period following the fall of the Roman Empire
What is The Middle ages or The Dark Age
100
This is the shared currency of the European Union
What is the Euro
200
The continent of Europe is only separated by mountains from this other major continent
What is Asia
200
Greece was originially ruled by these individual communities
What is a City State
200
This general rose to be the first ever emperor of Rome. (no the salad isn't named for him)
Who is Julius Caesar
200
This was the center of life for most people living in Europe during this time period
What is The Catholic Church
200
In order to form a single market, The European Union removed all of these
What is a Tariff
300
These mountains form the Northern border of Italy. A great skiing destination!
What are the Alps
300
Along with Sparta, This city was also considered to be two of the greatest in all of Ancient Greece
What is Athens
300
This major world religion first became popular in the Roman Empire
What is Christianity
300
This device, used to make books, is considered by many to be the greatest invention of all time.
What is the printing press
300
Many of the countries currently seeking admission to the EU were part of this former communist country
What is The Soviet Union (USSR)
400
This is a deep narrow bay located in Norway
What is a Fjord
400
This ruler of Greece was the son of Philip of Macedonia and turned Greece into a vast empire
What is Alexander the Great
400
These were man-made structures used to carry water in ancient Rome.
What is an Aqueduct
400
A pyramid like social structure. The base of this pyramid was made up of the working class known as "serfs"
What is the feudal system
400
This is the name of the countries in the EU that share a common currency
What is Eurozone
500
The climate of Eastern Europe is vastly different than that of Western Europe partially because of this Oceanic phenomenon.
What is The North Atlantic Current
500
This anicent battle was considered the most important to the development of the Eastern Hemisphere. *Hint- 300*
What is The Battle of Thermopylae
500
This term, which in Latin mean "Roman Peace" was a time period of great prosperity for Europe.
What is the Pax Romana
500
This mad had enough of the Catholic Church's corruption and wrote his "95 Thesis" effectively starting the Reformation
Who is Martin Luther (no relation to Marin Luther King jr)
500
This treaty officially formed the European Union
What is The Treaty of Maastricht
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