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Ancient Europe
Middle Ages Europe
100

What makes Europe so generally warm for where it is based on latitude?

The warm ocean currents.

100

What is the sea between Sweden, Finland, and much of Northern Europe?

The Baltic sea.

100

What are the deep and narrow bays of Norway called?

Fjords.

100

Who started the Roman Empire?

Octavian (aka Augustus)

100

What deadly plague took place in the Middle Ages that killed about 1/3 of the population?

The bubonic (or black) plague.

200
What is the majority of Europe (as a land form?)

A peninsula sticking off of Eurasia.

200

The two important rivers in Europe

The Danube River and the Rhine River

200

Why is trade so convenient for people in Europe?

The oceans, rivers and canals allow for easy trade throughout Europe.

200

Rome's original government was...

A republic.

200

What was the lowest level of the Middle Ages social class?

The serfs.

300

What major mountain range starts in Austria, goes through Switzerland and Italy, and ends in France?

The Alpine Mountains (Alps)

300

What major ocean is by Europe?

The Atlantic Ocean.

300

What specific type of waterway provided easy trade from other waterways to the cities in Europe?

canals
300

The smaller cities that governed themselves in ancient Greece. (Ex. Athens or Sparta.)

City-states.

300

What was the average lifetime (in years) for a person living in the Middle Ages?

30 years.

400

The combined continent that Europe is part of, but culture separates the two continents.

Eurasia. 

400

What sea is important to the trade for the Southern Europe countries?

The Mediterranean sea.

400

What time period was after the Middle Ages?

The Renaissance

400

Athens's original government...

A democracy

400

What church was very important to the Middle Ages?

The Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe and the Eastern Orthodox Church in Eastern Europe.

500

What invention in the Netherlands helped double the size of the country by pushing back the ocean to create more farmland?

Polders.

500

Europe has more than how many miles of coastline?

24,000 miles

500

The Western Uplands, the Northern European Plain, the Central Uplands and the Alps are all examples of what?

The four land regions of Europe!

500

What was the main religion of the Roman Empire?

Christianity (specifically the Roman Catholic Church)

500

Who was the leader of the German group (Franks) who united most of Europe during the Middle Ages?

Charlemange.