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33 Cards in this Set
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what 2 countries are connected by the chunnel?
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england and france
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what is europes largest city and what is its population?
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London . 8 million
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define dialect
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local forms of languages
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hat is the worlds smallest country..how many ppl does it have and how many square miles is it?
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Vatican City
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define language family
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group of related languages that developed from an earlier language
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the ___ ___ was a power strugle between the US and the soviet union
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cold war
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what group of ppl are credited w\ building rome?
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etruscans
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In what year did the Berlin wall fall?
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1989
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Two major factors that determine population density
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physical geography
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What European country has the highest population and what is it?
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Germany
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Define crusades
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Series of religious wars to win Palestine back from Muslims
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three main branches of the Indo-European language family and 2 examples of ecah
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Balto-Slavic: Polish, Bulgarian
Germanic: English, German, Dutch Romance: Italian, Spanish |
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Who introduced Christianity into Europe and when?
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Romans
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define Refugee
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People who flee to a foreign country for safety
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What country is an example of most of its people being of the same culture, language, religion, etc.
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Sweden
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Define holocaust
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mass killing of 6 million jews in WWII
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When was the peak of the Roman Empire
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between 27 BC and 180 AD
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When was the peak of the Greek empire?
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400s and 300s BC
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Who influenced the writers and painters of the Renaissance the most?
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Roman and Greek Culture
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When did the Industrial Revolution take place?
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1750 - 1900
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What was the result of the Industrial Revolution?
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turned Europe from an Agricultural to an Industrial country
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Who established the first democratic form of government?
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Greeks
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What are the postage stamp countries?
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Tiny countries in Europe
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Define communism
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Economic and political system designed to establish a classless society where workers would control industiral production
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What is ethnic cleansing
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residents considered enemies were driven from their homes or killed
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Where Jews in Europe located?
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most European countries
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Define feudalism
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powerful lords who gave land to nobels in return for people's loyalty
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_____ lessened the power of the Catholic Church and led to Protestantism
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Reformation
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What is realism art?
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art that portrayed life as it really was
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What was the Forbidden Zone?
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856 mile barrier constructed to divide east germany and west germany with fences and minefields, and it was heavily guarded
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List the official languages of Switzerland
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German, French, Italian
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Why was the Berlin Wall built?
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To divide West Berlin and East Berlin and keep people from fleeing to East Germany from West Germany
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the _________ first started exploration looking for trade routes to india
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Portugese
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