People Part 1
Leader of the Protestant Reformation in France
John Calvin
Italian painter of the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
North of the Arctic Circle in the Frigid zone are the ________ regions.
tundra
1. Capital city of Italy?
2. Capital city of Spain?
1. Rome
2. Madrid
Adolf Hitler's desire to conquer led to what?
World War 2
The French Emperor who wanted to conquer all of the world
Napoleon Bonaparte
a great scientist
Galileo
No trees grow in the tundra because it is above the _____________.
timber line
1. Capital city of Germany?
2. Capital city of France?
1. Berlin
2. Paris
The Iberian Peninsula is separated from the rest of Europe by the _____________ Mountains.
Pyrenees
Scientist who taught the world how to protect against germs
Louis Pasteur
First European to travel all the way across Asia
Marco Polo
Mainlands Europe's only active volcano
Capital city of Norway?
Oslo
The island at the toe of Italy's boot is?
Sicily
young peasant girl who led the French army to victory, but was later captured and burned at the stake
Joan of Arc
Italian dictator and leader of the Fascists
Mussolini
Highest peak in France
Mont Blanc
Because of all the volcanoes, hot springs, & geysers found alongside its glaciers, Iceland is called the "Land of ______and ______"
Fire & Ice
Which countries are these? (the Netherlands or Switzerland?)
1. Alps, William Tell, the book Heidi, International Red Cross, cheese, chocolates, music boxes, neutral republic, landlocked.
2. Tulips, windmills, pilgrims, wooden shoes, dikes, capital city is Amsterdam.
1. Switzerland
2. The Netherlands
The world war 2 hero who became president of the 5th republic
Charles de Gaulle
Italian sculptor of David and Moses
Michelangelo
1. Spain & Portugal are on the ________ Peninsula.
2. The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Iberian Peninsula from _______.
1. Iberian
2. Africa
The Jutland peninsula is the country of _______. the most famous writer from this country was Hans Christian _________.
Denmark
Andersen
1. Italy is often called the "Home of the ______"
2. Germany is often called "Land of the _______"
1. Renaissance
2. Reformation