The eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived for a thousand years after the fall of Rome
The Byzantine Empire
100
Greece has an extensive coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. Because of this, Greece's main economy is based on...
Tourism
100
For almost 40 years, Spain was ruled by a dictator named...
Francisco Franco
100
During the early 1800's, France was ruled by whom?
Napoleon Bonaparte
100
The systematic murder of Jews and other ethnic minorities by the Nazis is called the ....
Holocaust
200
the official residence of the Pope and the religious center of the Roman Catholic Church
The Vatican
200
Where would an Italian farmer who has trouble making enough money to feed his or her family most likely live?
Southern Italy
200
Almost all Spanish people are ....
Catholic
200
Because France is mostly covered by the Northern European Plain, it has become Europe's largest exporter of ...
a. Fish
b. gold
c. manufactured goods
d. farm produce
D. Farm produce
200
In 1961, Berlin was divided in east and west sides by the...
Berlin Wall
300
A group of Muslims from north Africa who conquered Spain in the 9th century
The Moors
300
What type of government does Greece have?
A parliamentary democracy
300
Spain's most famous traditional sport is....
bullfighting
300
The Benelux countries include...
Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
300
The Alpine countries include...
Austria, Switzerland, and Leichenstein
400
The successful effort by the Spanish to drive the Moors out of Spain.
The Reconquista
400
Voting in Greece is....
compulsory
400
During the 1400s, many Portuguese explorations were sponsored by...
Prince Henry
400
In 1890, Luxembourg broke away from the Netherlands to become what type of government?
A duchy
400
Seafaring Scandanavians who raided Europe from the 9th to the 11th century were called....
Vikings
500
Land reclaimed by draining it of water with the use of a dam and pump.
polders
500
Languages based on Latin and spoken in places that used to be part of the Roman Empire are called....
Romance languages
500
Since 1976, Portugal has had what type of government?