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Europe Ch. 8 Darden
Physical Features Europe Chapter 8 Review
Question | Answer |
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Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are great | Thinkers |
______ the Great made more conquests of Greece. | Alexander |
The____________ that all free citizens had the right to be treated equally. | The 12 Tables |
A period of peace, artistic growth and expanding trade that lasted for 200 years | the Pax Romana period |
Name the religion that developed during the Pax Romana period | Christianity |
Name the Jewish teacher that preached a message of love and forgiveness | Jesus |
The Byzantine Empire remained strong for how many years? | 1000 years |
Name the religion that was at the center of peoples' lives during the middle ages. | Christianity |
Name the Germanic king that united much of Western Europe during the middle ages. | Charlemagne |
A system in which peasants farmed the land of kings, nobles and church leaders in order to get housing and protection | Feudalism |
Name the land which was considered holy land to Christians | Palestine |
Religious wars were also known as ________ | Crusades |
Name the religion that gained popularity in Southwest Asia, North Africa and parts of Europe | Islam |
___________ killed a third of Europe's population in the 1300s | Black Death or bubonic plague |
A period from 1350-1550 in which the arts and learning were revived in Florence, Rome and Venice | Renaissance period |
Name two great painters and sculptors of the Renaissance | Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci |
In 1517, this religious leader set out to reform and correct certain church practices | Martin Luther |
True or False - Church unity and influene weakened while the power of kings and queens grew during the Reformation period. | TRUE |
Interest in ______________ led Portuguese to explore India and other parts of East Asia. | exotic spices |
In 1492, he attempted to find a route to Asia but instead he found Asia. | Christopher Columbus |
True or False - European settlements destroyed local cultures. | TRUE |
This Polish mathematician concluded that the sun, not the Earth, was at the center of the universe. | Nicolaus Copernicus |
This Italian scientist proved that new knowledge came from carefully observing and measuring the natural world. | Galileo Galilei |
_________ Revolution encouraged reason rather than faith or tradition for guidance. | Scientific |
True or False - The Age of Enlightenment is all about no longer needing candles and hand held torches. | False |
He encouraged citizens to overthrow the government in order to protect an individual's natural rights. | John Locke |
He led French revolutions but was defeated in 1815. | Napolean Bonaparte |
__________ Revolution lead to the creation of more machines and factories which replaced manual labor and making tools by hand. | Industrial Revolution |
True or False - New weapons caused European countries to compete more aggressively for control of colonies. | TRUE |
Name the currency used by the European Union. | the euro |
True or False - European governments do not provide for the sick, the needy and the retired. | FALSE |
True or False - Europe's population is stil increasing because of high fertility rates. | FALSE |
True or False - Paris and London are the largest rural areas on the globe. | FALSE |
True or False - Europe has the world's most advanced transportation networks. | TRUE |
True or False - Education is not taken seriously in Europe. | FALSE |
True or False - Incomes are higher there because Europeans have high literacy rates. | TRUE |
Many European workers get how many weeks of paid vacation yearly? | 4 (four weeks) |
True or False - Today, nany Europeans are more religious than ever. | FALSE |
William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes are famous _____________. | Writers |