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67 Cards in this Set
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Spain's most famous writer
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Sir Vontas |
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the first European to sail to India by going around Africa
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Vasco Da Gama |
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famous for paining the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
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Leonardo |
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famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and for sculpting David and Moses
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Italian who was one of the founders of modern science
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Galileo |
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Italy's fascist dictator during World War II
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Mussolini |
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Known for the discovery of radium
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Madame Marie Curie
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a young French peasant girl who helped win a great victory
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Joan of Arc
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ruthless French dictator who tried to conquer the world
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Napolean |
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World War II hero who later became president of France's Fifth Republic
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Charlie de Gaulle |
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legendary hero of Swiss independence
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William Tell
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founder of the international Red Cross |
Jean Henria Dunant |
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perhaps the greatest scientific genius of the twentieth century |
albert einstein |
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the "Father of Dutch Liberties"
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William the Silent |
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windmills, tulips, the Hague
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Netherlands |
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matadors, the Meseta, oranges, olives |
spain |
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gondolas, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Renaissance |
Italy |
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the effel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre
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France |
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cheese, chocolates, watches, music boxes
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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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Bavarian Alps, Black forest |
Germany |
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What is Europe's highest active volcano? Mainland Europe's only active volcano? |
Mt. Vesuvius |
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What two large islands are located off of 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? |
Vatican |
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What church is headquartered in Vatican?
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St Peter Basilicia |
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Name two famous Italian composers
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Verdi and Puccini
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Name two famous Dutch painters
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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?
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Pilgrims |
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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?
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Sweden |
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What is the world's largest island?
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Greenland
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what Scandinavian country owns the worlds largest island? |
Denmark |
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What is Europe's most mountainous country?
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Switzerland |
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which country is one of Europe's oldest republics?
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Switzerland |
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During World War I, who led Germany?
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Adolf Hitler |
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What alliance did Germany belong to? |
Central Powers
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What were the countries fighting against Germany called?
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Allies |
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Which German city was divided after World War II? |
Berlin |
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What are Europe's three main language groups?
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German French Italian |
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What are the two international languages?
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French |
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What do we call the part of the New World where Spanish and Portuguese are spoken? |
Italian |
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What language is not a part of the three main language groups? |
Latin |
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What language which is no longer spoken formed the basis for the Romance languages? |
LAtin American |
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Europe's largest mountain range |
Alps |
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the highest peak in Europe |
Mt. Elvurs |
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The highest peak in the Alps |
Mount Blanc |
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the mountain peak expert climbers like to challenge
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Matterhorn |
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Europe's most important inland waterway
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Rhine |
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the huge swamp south of Seville, Spain
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Tiedlands |
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formed by the Rock of Gibraltar and a similar mountain in northern Africa |
Pillar of Hercules |
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a special kind of oak; its bark is harvested about every 10 years
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Cork |
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a form of government that allows private property but takes away people's freedoms
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Socialist |
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A French movement that rebelled against authority and promoted humanism
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Gondola
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A dam-like barrier made of earth and stone
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dikes
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wooden shoes worn by Dutch farmers
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klompen
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a temporary shelter made of ice blocks
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igloos |
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Bull fighters
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matadors |
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a stretch of high lands that separates the river basin |
Divide
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the protestants in France were later known as __________ |
Huguenots
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When the government takes care of the people. The government provides jobs, medical care, child care and other services |
Socialist
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a country that has no sea coast |
landlocked
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The Nazis |
National Socialist Party
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long narrow inlets of the sea with high rocky banks
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fjord |
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permanently frozen ground |
permafrost
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a point on a mountain or a polar regions beyond which trees cannot grow because of the cold
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timber line
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