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30 Cards in this Set
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What is Europe's largest mountain system? |
Alps |
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What is Europe's most important inland waterway? |
Rhine River |
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What is the highest mountain in the Alps? |
Mont Blanc |
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What is the highest spot in Europe? |
Mt. Elbrus |
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What is the only continent without a large desert? |
Europe
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What is the world's largest lake? |
Caspian Sea |
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Who was the evil Roman emperor who made Christianity legal? |
Nero |
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What are Christians who would willingly give up their lives rather than say that they were not Christians called? |
martyrs |
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What is the name for the underground passages and rooms used as cemeteries? |
catacombs |
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Who was the first man to translate the entire Bible into English? |
John Wycliffe |
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Who was the Roman emperor who made it illegal not to be a Christian? |
Constantine |
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What was the huge outdoor arena in Rome called? |
Colosseum |
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What were the common people who promised to work for the lords in return for protection called? |
serfs |
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What was the lord's land known as? |
manor |
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What were the deep ditches of water that surrounded the castle? |
moats |
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What are long trips for religious purposes? |
pilgrimages |
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Who was the Bohemian burned at the stake for preaching that only God could forgive sin? |
John Huss |
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Who invented the printing press? |
Johann Gutenburg |
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Where did the Protestant Reformation begin? |
Germany |
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Who was the emperor who worked with the pope to form the Holy Roman Empire? |
Otto the Great |
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Who was the first great missionary of the Christian church? |
Apostle Paul |
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What is the name given to the 1,000 year period after the fall of Rome? |
Middle Ages |
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What was an armed Roman man who fought other men in the Colosseum for sport called? |
gladiator |
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What are the German tribes that captured Rome? |
Visigoths and Vandals |
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What were trained warriors kept by the lords to ward off enemies called? |
knights |
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What is the most important invention in the history of the world? |
printing press |
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Who started the Protestant Reformation with "the spark that set Europe aflame?" |
Martin Luther |
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What abbreviation means "in the year of our Lord?" |
A.D. |
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How is Jesus different from every other religious leader in the history of the world? |
All the other leaders died. Jesus rose again! |
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For what reasons did the Roman Empire become weak? |
1. selfishness among the people 2. slavery caused laziness 3. they lost a sense of Justice 4. they lost their respect for law and order |
