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world geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| know the Benelux Countries | Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg |
| TGV | The world's fastest passenger train |
| The two dominant countries in Western Europe | France and Germany |
| Crusades | Series wars for Christians to take Palestine from the Muslims |
| Date of fall of Rome(The Western Empire) | A.D. 476 |
| Type of government in Great Britain | Monarchy with a parliament |
| Name of warriors who terrorized Europe | Vikings |
| the 5 Nordic countries | Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland |
| The two geographic advantages that helped the Mediterranean to become the birthplace of European civilization | Mild climate, nearby Mediterranean Sea |
| Romany | Is another name for the Gypsy people |
| Black deaths and how it was brought to Mediterranean Europe | Bubonic plague |
| Country who exports high quality flower bulbs | Netherland or Holland |
| Meaning of word Romania | Land of the Romans |
| Middle ages | Time between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance |
| Two ways that Great Britain played a role in shaping our modern world | Developed representative government, industrial revolution started there |
| Dominant religion in France | Catholic |
| Luxury goods exported by Western Europe | German cars, Swiss watches |
| Two things that Great Britain built a global empire on | Economic strength, naval strength |
| Byzantine Empire | Another name for Eastern Roman Empire |