Geography
A peninsula (the Italian )
What landform is Italy?
The first democracy was created here where citizens could vote on laws and proceedings.
What is Athens, Greece?
This was the type of democracy used in Athens, Greece?
What is a Direct Democracy?
This was the lowest group of people in the Feudalism system but they did all the work.
What are peasants?
Italian, Ciao means Hello.
What do they speak in Italy?
The body of water that separates the British Isles from mainland Europe
What is the English Channel?
Killed a majority of the populations in Europe. The significant drop in population because of massive numbers of deaths caused a labor shortage that helped end serfdom. Towns and cities grew.
What is the Black Death?
A group of wealthy families who become a council or control the law.
What is an oligarchy?
This country recently voted to exit the European Union because they felt their voices were not being heard during decision making.
What is England?
Paris, France.
What is the capital of France?
One of Europe's busiest waterways, serving a densely populated region with many natural resources and industries.
What is the Rhine River?
This government/economy popped up as the Roman Empire fell apart. The majority of the work was done by peasants, while nobles and the monarchs held all the money and power.
What is Feudalism?
When the government of France shifted from an Absolute Monarchy to a Democratic Republic.
What is the French Revolution?
The pope, and by extension the church, were considered the highest power in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Who was at the top of the Feudalism pyramid?
Many eat a nutrient rich semi sweet cookie with a glass of milk.
The Ural Mountains
What mountain chain separates Europe from Asia?
Also known as the Great War, it a global conflict from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between two coalitions: the Allied Powers and the Central Powers.
What was World War I?
A form of government that has limits placed on its power by a constitution. A good government.
What is a Limited Government?
Known as the Space Race and the Arms Race.
What were the Proxy Wars between the US and the Soviet Union?
This language has many similarities to Spanish, including spelling and pronunciation.
What is French?
A sea that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to Asia on the east and separates Europe from Africa.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
A global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries, including all the great powers, fought as part of two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
What was World War II?
Citizens vote for people to speak for them in government. Also known as a republic.
What is a Representative Democracy?
This was formed to bring together the countries of Europe after WWII to prevent future wars by promoting economic alliances.
What is the European Union?
The country is also apart of the United Kingdom as well as Great Britain.
What is England?