Europe

Northern Europe

100

What transformed manufacturing by replacing human labor with machines?

Industrial Revolution

200

_____________ is an economic system in which business leaders use profits to expand their companies.

Agrarianism

300

What is feudalism and explain its faults.

Feudalism is a system in which monarchs or lords gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty.

400

In the late 1600s, the English Parliament, or lawmaking body, passed a Bill of Rights that limited the power of the monarchy. Why initiated or sparked the Parliament to do so?

The Enlightenment; a movement to value reason and question tradition. Many Northern European people wanted a voice in their government. The Enlightenment allowed them to do so.

500

What is Communism, and how did it initiate the Cold War? What was the lasting legacy of the Cold War?

Communism is a philosophy that called for economic equality and ownership of resources by workers. When the Industrial Revolution swept across Europe, it changed the economic competition. This sparked a power struggle between the Soviet-controlled Communist world and the non-Communist world (Cold War). The lasting legacy of the Cold War is the creation of the European Union, which has the goal of uniting Europe in which goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries.

Western Europe

100

Which kingdom unified Germany for the first time?

Prussia

200

People who work temporarily in a country are called _________?

Guest workers

300

Describe, IN DETAIL, what the Crusades were. Who won?

The Crusades began in A.D. 1000s when European armies fought a series of brutal religious wars to win Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity, from Muslim rule. Europeans failed to win permanent control of the area but did extend trade routes to the eastern Mediterranean.

400

How did WWI end and what was the lasting legacy of the Treaty of Versailles (include its demands)?

WWI ended when the Weimar Republic signed the armistice agreement in November (became known as the November Criminals). The Treaty of Versailles demanded that Germany 1) accept all responsibility for starting the war, 2) pay all war reparations, 3) give back all land to the Allied powers, and 4) reduce their army and not have it exceed 100,000 men. This treaty was more about revenge than it was surrender. The lasting legacy is that the Treaty would prove to be the spark to start WWII.

500

Describe the difference between Realism and Impressionism.

Realism is focused on accurately depicting the details of everyday life while Impressionism tries to capture immediate experiences or "impressions" of the natural world.

Southern Europe

100

Who runs the majority of businesses in Greece?

Families

200

Ancient Greece was divided into separate communities called _________?

City-states

300

What is the most populated country in Southern Europe?

Italy

400

During the times of the Ancient Roman Empire, who is known to have split the empire in half? Why did he split it in half? Which half was wealthier and what was the other half known as?

Constantine split the Roman Empire in half because he was a great believer in Christianity and wished to convert the nation to the monotheistic religion. When he split the empire in half, the western half became extremely wealthy while the eastern half suffered. The eastern half of the empire survived, though, and became known as the Byzantine Empire.

500

What is a growing population of people in Italy and Spain? What are the causes for this increase?

Muslim; this can be attributed to the fact that a faction of the Muslim people wish to escape the rising violence in the Middle East. These are also countries that the majority practice Roman Catholicism, NOT Judaism. There will be less conflict/persecution/etc.

Eastern Europe

100

The ____________ are a traditionally migratory minority people found in many Eastern European countries.

Romas

200

What is a policy of killing or expelling rival groups in an area?

Ethnic cleansing

300

What is balkanization?

Division of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile with each other.

400

What is the largest ethnic group in Eastern Europe and how does connect to Yugoslavia? What significant actions do Yugoslavians take?

The largest ethnic group in Eastern Europe are Russians. This connects to Yugoslavia because after WWII, the Yugoslavians emerged as a Communistic state. They forced Europe to fall under Soviet rule and this division between Communist Eastern Europe and Democratic Western Europe led to the Cold War.

500

Why might folk music be particularly important among Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, and Slovene people?

These countries, which have been independent for a shorter amount of time than many other European countries, still have strong ties to traditional expressions of ethnicity and culture. It is important in these countries to keep traditions alive.

Miscellaneous

100

What is the fastest growing disability in the United States?

Autism

200

The flushing toilet appeared for the very first time on-screen in what movie?

Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho"

300

Which band beat out Metallica for the Grammy for Metal Album of the Year in 1989?

Jethro Tull

400

Where do we get the phrase, "Mind your own P's and Q's."?

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So, in old England, when a customer became unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarters and to settle down.

500

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Name the four and which suit is represented by which.

Spades=King David, Hearts=Charlemagne, Clubs=Alexander the Great, and Diamonds=Julius Caesar.