World Geography - Chapter 12 - Notes

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people with a shared ancestry, language, customs, and religion

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• Ethnic Groups

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Europe has more than ___ ethnic groups

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160

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Europe is the ______ smallest continent, but has the _____ highest population of any continent

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second; third

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Europe's population is about ___ _______

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581 million

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Europe's population density is about ___ people per square mile

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255

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________ _________ and _______ play major roles in determining the population density

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Physical geography; climate

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transformed Europe from an agricultural society to an industrial society

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Industrial Revolution

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population moves from rural areas to towns and cities

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Urbanization

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__% of Europeans live in cities

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75

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During the 1800s and early 1900s, Europeans migrated to the ________ and other parts of the world

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Americas

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Ancient Greece reached its peak in the ___s and ___s

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400s and 300s B.C

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Greek communities separated by mountains

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City-states

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established 1st democratic government in Athens

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Greeks

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Ancient Rome reached its peak from __B.C. to ___A.D.

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27 B.C. to 180 A.D

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Romans introduces Christianity to Europe in ___ A.D.

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380

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Christianity became known as _____ ___________ in western Europe

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Roman Catholicism

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The eastern Europe form of Christianity became known as _______ ________ ____________

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Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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powerful lords who gave land to nobles in return for people's loyalty

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Feudalism

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Islam was spread into Europe in the early ___s

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600s

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a series of religious wars to win Palestine back from Muslims

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Crusades

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300 year period of learning and arts

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The Renaissance

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lessened the power of the Roman Catholic Church; led to Protestantism

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Reformation

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economic and political system designed to establish a classless society where workers would control industrial production

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Communism

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power driven machinery and new methods of production

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Industry Revolution

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World War I (1914-1918) was caused by:

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Competition for colonies and economic power
Desire for independence
Secret military alliances

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power struggles between the Soviet Union and the non-communist countries of the world

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Cold War

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created by 12 countries who formed a single market for trade in 1958

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European Community

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added several new countries in 1992

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European Union

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groups of related languages that developed from an earlier language

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Language family

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Indo-European language family has 3 major branches:

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Slavic - Polish, Bulgarian
Germanic - English, German, Dutch
Romance - Italian, Spanish

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Switzerland has 3 official languages

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German
French
Italian

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art form that shows feelings and emotion

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Romanticism

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portrayed life as it really was

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Realism

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show natural appearances of objects and light using dabs and strokes of primary colors

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Impressionism

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Women make up __% of workforce

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42

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inexpensive inns where hikers and bikers spend the night

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Youth hostels

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celebrates the French Revolution

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Bastille Day

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Jews eight day festival of religious freedom

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Hanukkah

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inexpensive inns where hikers and bikers spend the night

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Youth hostels

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celebrates the French Revolution

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Bastille Day

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Jews eight day festival of religious freedom

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Hanukkah