Greece & Italy
Eastern half of the Roman Empire
What is Byzantine Empire?
Explorer who sailed for Spain & journeyed to the Americas in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Economic union formed by Belgium, Luxembourg, & the Netherlands.
What is Benelux?
German Head of State from 1933-1945
Who is Adolph Hitler?
Relating to Scandinavia
What is Nordic?
Political philosophy promoting a dictator-controlled government.
What is fascism?
Muslims from Africa that controlled Southern Spain
Who are the Moors?
Able to speak many languages
What is multilingual?
Policy of not taking part in war
What is neutrality?
People of Scandinavia who herd reindeer
Who are the Sami?
Political and religious center of the Roman Catholic Church
What is the Vatican?
The successful effort by the Spanish to drive out the Moors.
What is Reconquista?
Territory ruled by a duke or duchess
What is a duchy?
The systemic murder of Jews by the Nazis in WWII
What is the Holocaust?
Electricity made by water-powered engines
What is hydroelectric power?
Comes from Latin; spoken in places that were part of the roman Empire
What is a romance language?
A person who wants a region to breakaway from a nation
What is a separatist?
Self governance or independence
What is autonomy?
Wall built to close off East Berlin from West Berlin
What is the Berlin Wall?
Seafaring Scandinavians who raided Europe in the 9th-11th centuries
Who were the Vikings?
An alliance or partnership like those formed in the Italian government
What is a coalition?
Cultural celebration involving running through Spanish streets.
What is the running of the bulls?
Vast area of flat or gently rolling land from France to Russia
What is the Northern European Plain?
Having to do with the Alps mountain range
What is Alpine?
Nordic country with a democratic republic government
What is Finland?