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Social Studies QA#2!
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ethnic cleansing | the murder and expulsion of members of minority ethnic groups |
| What are the eight countries that used to be a part of Yugoslavia? | Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vojvodina, Serbia, Montenegro |
| What is the name of the region where the majority of economic activity/commercial farming takes place in Russsia and Eurasion Republics? | North European Plains |
| By what means is Europe a leader in importing and exporting goods? | they have rivers to ship goods and move people |
| Who were the Visigoths? | a Germanic tribe |
| When did the Roman Empire collapse? | fifth century |
| What is the role of the church during the medieval period? | religious services, help the poor, sick and elderly, established new churches and orphanages |
| What is the other name for the Magna Carta? | Great Charter |
| What's on a lord's manor? | castle/manor, farmland, village, church |
| What is another name for the Bubonic Plague? | Black Death |
| What are the four levels of the feudal pyramid? | 1.)Kings and Queens 2.)Nobles 3.)Knights 4.)Peasants and Serfs |
| What is the power system called with monarchs at the top and serfs at the bottom? | feudalism |
| What is Ukraine's capital? | Kiev |
| What is Russia's capital? | Moscow |
| What type of leadership exists when unlimited power is in the hands of a single ruler? | autocracy |
| Why did the introduction of money occur in Europe as a result of the Crusades? | the ships would come back with many goods that were soon in high demand |
| Who was the most influential and famous artist and scientist of the Renaissance? | Leonardo da Vinci |
| What was the first and last city recorded on the Crusaders' journey? | 1st=Cologne, Last=Rome |
| What were the Crusaders' doing on their journey? | collecting kids, mostly orphans |
| What countries make up the United Kingdom? | Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales |
| With what branch of Christianity were the Jesuits affiliated? | Roman Catholic Church |
| an economic theory of government control and ownership of factories and equal work and equal shares for the people | communism |
| What country was influenced by the Slavic people? | Russia |
| Ukraine and Russia were both influenced by what religion? | Eastern Orthodox |
| How long did the Romanov's rule? | 300 yrs. |
| What did Rasputin mysteriously do? | mysteriously cured Prince Alexi |
| Why is the EU working toward eliminating tariffs among member nations? | to encourage trade |
| fascism | a philosophy that supports a strong, central government controlled by the military and led by a powerful dictator |
| What infamous leader of Germany ran a fascist government? | Adolf Hitler |
| What was a major problem that led to the end of communism? | economy continued to get worse |
| what did the Soviet Republics do in 1991? | broke into their own countries |
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