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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the most dominant religion in Europe? | Christianity |
| During World War II, Europe's landscape and economies were devastated. How did European countries respond? | They worked together (cooperated) to rebuild |
| Which culture is given credit for starting a democratic system of government? | The Greeks |
| Greece is mountainous which makes it difficult to travel and for the country to have a federal government. What did they call the large cities in Greece? | City States |
| How were city states in Greece governed? | Each city functioned as its own state and each city had officials and laws to govern each city |
| A government where power is held by a few is an example of what kind of government? | Unlimited government |
| A government that does allows very few civil liberties for its citizens is what kind of government? | Unlimited government |
| When elements from one culture influence another culture is called what? | Cultural diffusion |
| Greek architecture in the United States is an example of what? | Cultural diffusion |
| What is migration? | the movement of people and cultures from one country to another |
| When people migrate, what do they bring with them? | Language, religion, food, music, and art |
| When the Spanish migrated to Latin America to colonize the people and land, what did they bring with them? | The Spanish language and Roman Catholicism |
| Cultural Diffusion occurs when humans... | migrate and bring elements of their culture with them |
| A form of government where the freedoms of the citizens are protected is what kind of government? | Limited government |
| A form of government where the people are served by elected officials is what kind of government? | Limited government |
| Which ocean is located on the EAST coast of the United States? | The Atlantic Ocean |
| Which ocean is located on the WEST coast of the United States? | The Pacific Ocean |
| What is an economic indicator? | A piece of data that can help use decide if a country is less developed, moderately developed, or developed |
| What is infant mortality? | An economic indicator that tells us the number of babies who pass away after they are born in a country due to available healthcare |
| What is literacy rate? | The percentage of people in a country that can read at or above the 8th grade level |
| What is life expectancy? | How long the average person can expect to live in a country passed on the quality of life there |
| What does a person have access to in a country where there there is a high quality of life? | Education, healthcare, a stable government, plenty of job opportunities |
| What is life like for someone in a country where there is a low quality of life? | Mostly agricultural jobs, little access to education or healthcare, unstable government |
| What does GDP stand for? | Gross Domestic Product |
| What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? | The amount of money made by a country in a year based on the economic activities available in that country |
| A country that is MOST developed will have what characteristics? | High literacy rate, low infant mortality rate, high life expectancy, and a high GDP per capita |
| What is GDP per capita? | The average salary of a citizen in that country based on how much money the country made over all |
| A country that is LEAST developed will have what characteristics? | Low literacy rate, high infant mortality rate, low life expectancy, and low GDP per capita |
| Why do people want there to be limits to the government's power? | The more limited the government's power is, the move personal freedoms that the citizens will have |
| Another way to say personal freedoms is... | civil liberties |
| What does a constitution do? | limits the power of the government |
| When you see gothic architecture from Europe in New York City, this is an example of what? | Cultural diffusion |
| Canadians playing American football is an example of what? | Cultural diffusion |
| Which economic system allows for freedom of choice for consumers and business owners? | Free Enterprise |
| What is another name for Free Enterprise? | Capitalism |
| What is a characteristic of a free enterprise system? | Businesses are privately owned by individuals and private organizations |
| What determines production and distribution of goods and services in a Free Enterprise system? | Free market (supply and demand) |
| What kind of economic system does the United States have? | Free Enterprise |
| An economic system where the state (government) owns all of the businesses and controls the distribution of goods and services is a called what? | Communism |
| What are two major example of conflicts that have occurred between European countries? | World War I and World War II |
| Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were both what kind of leaders? | Dictators |
| In order to work together to rebuild after the devastation of World War II, European countries formed what economic organization? | The European Union |
| The European Union is an example of what - conflict or cooperation? | Cooperation |
| After World War II, countries all over the world came together to form an organization to focus on helping maintain world peace. What is this organization called? | United Nations |
| The European Union is an organization of European countries centered around what? | Economic cooperation |
| What is the main religion in Russia? | Russian Orthodox |
| The Russian Orthodox church broke away from what major world church? | The Catholic Church |
| Russia says that it is a federation of states, but functions more like what kind of government system? | Unitary system |
| A system of government where the majority of the power is held by the central government and some smaller forms of government (like big cities) have some power, but it can be taken away by the state (central government) is called what? | Unitary system of government |
| What term is a synonym for central government in countries around the world? | The State |
| When countries who have common economies and systems of government agree to support each other is called a what? | Alliance |
| What were the general causes of World War I? | Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the forming of alliances |
| What was the event that officially started World War II? | When German and Soviet troops marched into Poland |
| The countries in Western Europe are very close together. How does the European Union help the economy there? | The EU encourages trading across the borders of other countries |
| When European countries trade with each other, is this considered local trade or international trade? | International |
| During the Middle Ages, a terrible disease wiped out a large part of the European population. What was this called? | The Black Death or Bubonic Plague |
| Gothic architecture contains what architectural elements? | Stained glass windows, flying buttresses, and pointed arches |
| Define "emergence" | To come into being; the beginning |
| Define "devastation" | When great damage has occured to a place or a person |
| The emergence of a democratic form of government first took place where? | Greek city states |
| When countries work together, this is an example of conflict or cooperation? | Cooperation |
| When countries are fighting or in disagreement, is this an example of a conflict or of cooperation? | Conflict |
| A dictator is a leader of what kind of government? | Unlimited |
| A totalitarian government is a form of what kind of government? | Unlimited |
| An authoritarian government is a form of what kind of government? | Unlimited |
| A political, economic, and social ideology that aims to create a classless society where the state owns the means of production and wealth, and everyone shares the benefits of labor equally is called what? | Communism |
| What is human migration? | When people move from one place to another |
| What is the dominant religion in Russia? | Russian Orthodox |
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