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What is the population of the Czech Republic?
10.33 million
What is the name of the revolution in 1989?
Velvet Revolution
Who was Jan Žižka?
A millitary leader of the Hussites
What countries does the Czech Republic border on?
Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia
When and how was the independent Czech Republic established?
In 1993 by splitting of the former Czechoslovak Republic
Name 5 significant raw materials in the Czech Republic.
•Black coal
•Brown coal
•Oil
•Uranium
•Stone and limestone
•Iron ore
Kaolin and clay
Name 4 spas in the Czech Republic.
•Karlovy Vary
•Mariánské lázně
•Františkovy Lázně
•Poděbrady
•Luhačovice
•Karlova Studánka
Name three important dynasties on the Czech throne.
Přemyslid dynasty
Luxemburg dynasty
Hapsburg Dynasty
What is the name of the movement in the first part of the 15th century?
Hussite Movement
What three lands does the Czech Republic consist of?
Bohemia
Moravia
Silesia
What was the name of the first Slavonic state?
Samo´s Empire (623)
Which empire was formed in the 9th century after the disintegration of Sámo´s Empire?
Great Moravian Empire
Who represents the state abroad, concludes foreign treaties and is the commander-in-chief of army forces?
The President
Name at least three national parks in the Czech Republic.
The Giant Mountains
The Šumava
The Czech-Saxon Switzerland
The Podyjí
What dynasty replaced the Luxembourg Dynasty on the Czech throne in 1526?
Habsburg
What Czech king was also the Holy Roman Emperor?
Charles IV
Name 7 important mountain ranges in our country
•the Šumava
•the Czech Forest
•the Ore Mountains
•the Jizera Mountains
•the Giant Mountains
•the Eagle Mountains
•the Bohemian-Moravian Highland
•the Jeseníky
the Beskydy
What is the name of the movement that helped to recover the Czech language and literature in the 18th and 19th century?
National Revival
How often do the elections to Chamber of Deputies take place?
Every four years
Who were the leading representatives of the Hussite movement?
•Jan Žižka
•Prokop Holý
What are two highest courts in the Czech judicial system?
•The Constitutional Court
The Supreme Court
What are three political branches in the Czech system of Government?
•Legislative
•Executive
Judicial
What does the Parliament consist of?
•Chamber of Deputies
•Senate
Describe the executive power in the Czech Republic?
The president and the government composed of the premier, the vice-premiers, and the ministers
What happened with our national life after the battle of White Mountain?
•Germanization
•Liquidation of Czech literature
•Re-catholization