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History 5 Ch 14

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What are the 5 peninsulas of Europe?   Balkan, Apanine, Iberian, Jutland, Scandinavian  
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What country is on the Balkan peninsula?   Greece  
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What country is on the Apanine peninsula?   Italy  
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What country is on the Iberian peninsula?   Spain  
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What country is on the Jutland peninsula?   Denmark  
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What country is on the Scandinavian peninsula?   Norway  
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What are bullfighters called?   Matadors  
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What is a rebirth?   Renaissance  
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What is a stretch of high land that separates river basins?   Divide  
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What are the Protestants in France called?   Huguenots  
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What is a person called who believes that a country's businesses and industries should be taken away from the individuals?   Socialist  
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What is a nation called if it doesn't fight in wars?   Neutral  
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A country that is surrounded by land is...   Landlocked  
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What was Hitler's group (the Nazi's)?   The National Socialist Party  
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What is a long narrow inlet of the sea with high rocky banks?   Fjord  
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What is the Russian word for marshy plain?   Tundra  
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What is permanently frozen ground called?   Permafrost  
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What is the point where trees cannot grow due to the cold?   Timber Line  
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The huge swamp south of Seville, Spain   Tidelands  
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Formed by the rock of Gibraltar and a similar mountain in Northern Africa.   Pillars of Hercules  
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A special kind of oak - it's bark is harvested every 10 years   Cork  
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A form of government that allows private property, but takes away people's freedom.   Fascism  
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A French movement that rebelled against authority and promoted humanism.   Enlightenment  
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A dam-like barrier made of earth and stone.   Dikes  
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Wooden shoes worn by Dutch farmers   Klompen  
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A temporary shelter made of ice blocks   Igloo  
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Who conquered Mexico for Spain?   Cortes  
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First man to sail around the world   Magellan  
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First European to travel all the way across Asia   Marco Polo  
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Discovered the St. Lawrence River   Jacques Cartier  
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taught the importance of protecting the body from harmful germs   Louis Pasteur  
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Preached and taught in Switzerland   John Calvin  
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The Father of Modern Music   J.S. Bach  
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Wrote about the life of Jesus in "The Messiah"   Handel  
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Wrote music even after losing his hearing   Beethoven  
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Spain's most famous writer   Cervantes  
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the first European to sail to India by going around Africa   Vasco de Gama  
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famous for painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper   Leonardo da Vinci  
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famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and for sculpting David and Moses   Michelangelo  
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Italian who was one of the founders of modern science   Galileo  
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Italy's fascist dictator during World War II   Mussolini  
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known for the discovery of radium   Marie Curie  
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a young French peasant girl who helped win a great victory   Joan of Arc  
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ruthless French dictator who tried to conquer the world   Napolean Bonaparte  
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World War II hero who later became the president of France's 5th republic   Charles de Gaulle  
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legendary hero of Swiss Independence   William Tell  
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founded the International Red Cross   Clara Barton  
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the leader of the Nazis   Hitler  
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perhaps the greatest scientific genius of the twentieth century   Einstein  
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the "Father of Dutch Liberties"   William the Silent  
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country known for windmills, tulips and the Hague   Holland  
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country known for matadors, the Meseta, oranges and olives   Spain  
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country known for gondolas,Leaning Tower of Pisa, Renaissance   Italy  
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country known for the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and the Louvre   France  
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country known for cheese, chocolates, watches, music boxes   Switzerland  
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"Land of the Midnight Sun"   Norway  
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"Land of Fire and Ice"   Iceland  
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country known for the Bavarian Alps, Black Forest   Germany  
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What is Europe's highest active volcano and Mainland Europe's only active volcano?   Mt Vesuvius  
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What 2 large islands are located off the coast of Italy?   Sicily and Sardinia  
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What is the name of the independent state located within the city of Rome and what church is headquartered here?   Vatican City and the Roman Catholic Church  
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Name 2 famous Italian composers   Verdi and Puccini  
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Name 2 famous Dutch painters   Rembrandt and Vermeer  
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What group of people from England lived for a time in the Netherlands before coming to the New World?   Dutch  
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Who were the fierce warriors living in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages?   Vikings  
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Which country extends farther north than any other Western European country?   Norway  
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Which is the largest Scandinavian country?   Sweden  
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What is the world's largest island? What Scandinavian country owns it?   Greenland and Sweden  
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What is Europe's most mountainous country?   Italy  
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Which country is one of Europe's oldest republics?   France  
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During World War I, who led Germany?   Wilhelm  
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What alliance did Germany belong to during World War I?   Central Powers  
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What were the countries fighting against Germany in World War I called?   Allies  
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During WWII, who led Germany?   Hitler  
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What alliance did Germany belong to in WWII   Axis  
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What were the countries fighting against Germany in WWII called?   Allies  
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Which German city was divided after WWII?   Berlin  
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What are Europe's 3 main language groups?   English, Spanish, French  
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What language is not a part of the 3 main language groups?   German  
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What are the 2 international languages?   English and Spanish  
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What do we call the part of the New World where Spanish and Portuguese are spoken?   Spain  
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What language which is no longer spoken formed the basis for the Romance languages?   Latin  
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Europe's largest mountain range   Alps  
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highest peak in Europe   Mt Elbrus  
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highest peak in the Alps   Mt Blanc  
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the mountain peak expert climbers like to challenge   Matterhorn  
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Europe's most important inland waterway   The Rhine  
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