Greece and Italy
the eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived for a thousand years after the fav of Rome
Byzantine Empire
the successful effort by the Spanish to drive the moors out of Spain
Reconquista
able to speak many languages
multilingual
German head of state from 1993 to 1945
Adolf Hitler
seafaring Scandinavian people who raided northern and Western Europe from the 9th to 11th country
Vikings
any of the languages that developed from the Roman Language Latin, such as Spanish ,Portuguese,French, Italian, and Romanian
Romance language
the group of muslims from North Africa who conquered Spain in the 8th century
moors
the territory ruled by a duke or duchess
Duchy
a wall built to close of east Berlin from west berlin
Berlin Wall
people of northern Scandinavian who traditionally herd reindeer also the name of their language
Sami
a political philosophy that promotes blind loyalty to the state and a strong central government controlled by a powerful dictator
Fascim
a person who wants a region to break away from the nation it is part of
Separaist
self governance or independence
autonomy
the systematic murder of Jews and other minorities by the nazis during WW11
Holocaust
relating to the scandanavias
Nordic
an alliance or partnership often a temporary one
Coalition
Italian navigator and explorer who sailed for Spain and explored carribean and the coast of central and South America
Christopher Columbus
name for the economic union formed by Belgium the Netherlands and luxemberg
Benelux
a policy of not taking part in war
neutrality
electricity made by water powered engines
hydroelectric power
the official residence of the pope in Vatican City and the political and religious center of the Roman Catholic Church
Vactican
an ethintic group living in the western pyrenees and along the bay of biscay in Spain and France also nome of there language
Basque
vast area of flat or gently rolling land from France to Spain
Northern European Plate
having to do with the alps mountain range
alpine
a social system in which the government provides for many of its citizens needs
Welfare State