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Europe geography
Oskooi - World Geography - Europe
Question | Answer |
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Events like Kosovo separatists attacking a Serbian post, NATO warplanes bombing Belgrade (the capital of Serbia), refer to ??? | Warfare after the breakup of Yugoslavia |
Where is the Balkan peninsula in relation to the rest of Europe? | Southeast Europe, the site of much ethnic conflict following the breakup of Yugoslavia. |
What is the capital of Poland? | Warsaw |
What is the biggest country on the eastern border of Germany? | Poland |
Which country is between Romania and Ukraine? | Moldova |
Italy is this type of landform... | peninsula |
Which continent is south of Europe? | Africa |
True or False: The city-states of ancient Greece were united by a central government. | False |
How was Greek democracy different for women? | They couldn't participate in it. |
Before Rome was an empire ruled by an emperor, it was a .... | Republic |
An emperor in the Roman Empire was called a ______ (hint: Julius _____). | Caesar |
What was one reason that the Roman Empire fell apart? | It became too big to govern. It was also attacked by Germanic tribes. |
Who was the explorer whose crew was the first to sail around the world? | Magellan |
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs? | Hernan Cortes |
Which two countries in Europe colonized South America the most? | Spain and Portugal |
True or False: Columbus was the first European to discover North America? | False: he neither landed in North America, nor would he have been the first to if he did. |
Who was the European from whose name we get the word "America"? | Amerigo Vespucci |
What was feudal society (aka feudalism)? | A socio-economic system where wealthy lords allowed peasants, knights, and others to use their land in exchange for their services. |
If you were a warrior in Europe during the Middle Ages, you would be called a _________. | Knight |
Why were the Middle Ages called "the Middle Ages" or "the Medieval period"? | Because it was the time period in Europe's history that was in the middle of (or, between) the Roman era and the Renaissance. |
Who or what collected 10% of people's earnings (tithing) during this period? | the Church |
What do we call the period of renewed interest in learning and the arts beginning in the 14th century in Europe? | the Renaissance |
What word means, "a government in which citizens elect represen- tatives to rule in their name"? | republic |
What is the name of the currency used by countries in the European Union? | euro |
What is a "satellite nation"? | A nation that is dominated by another nation. |
What is "anti-Semitism"? | Prejudice against Jewish people or culture. |
What makes a government "Communist"? | A command economy where the government controls the nation's resources. |
Why did World War I involve so many countries? | alliances |
Which nation was the main aggressor in both world wars? | Germany |
On which cities did the U.S. drop the atomic bomb? | Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
True or False: Italy was an ally of the U.S. during World War 2? | false |
What was the name of the document that ended WW1 and possibly led to WW2? | the Treaty of Versailles |
True or False: The country of Poland was an aggressor in WWII? | False |