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WC Western Europe
Western Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Western from Eastern Europe | western is capitalist and eastern is communist |
| Western Culture came from...? | Ancient Greece: democracy, philosophy, architecture, and education |
| Which empire united most of the European continent? | Roman Empire |
| 476 | fall of the Roman Empire & Europe entered the Dark Ages |
| What was the Western Part of the Roman Empire reborn as? | Holy Roman Empire |
| What was the Eastern part of the Roman Empire reborn as? | Byzantine Empire |
| The Middle Ages was a time of what two things? | Feudalism (political) and Manorialism (economic) |
| Renaissance | 14-15th centuries; marked a new era of increased learning and new scientific knowledge |
| Age of Enlightenment | 17-18th centuries; age of reason; intellectual movement; Bak, Newton, Hailes |
| Agrarian Revolution | new inventions changed farming: new soil preparation- seed drill (Jethro Tull); new crops like potatoes |
| French Revolution | Late 1700's; ushers in the ideas of the Enlightenment and rule by the people |
| Industrial Revolution | 18th century; began in GB move away from agriculture to increased population and prosperity |
| Silk Road | an ancient network of trails and trading routes connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean |
| Major Geographic Qualities | displays a wide range of topographic, climatic, and soil conditions |
| Islam Diffusion | immigrant communities in Germany, UK, Sweden, & France |
| Jewish Diffusion | Germany, France, UK |
| Buddhist Diffusion | thinly spread throughout |
| Sikhism & Jainism | UK |
| Christianity | widely spread throughout |