Northern Europe

the Vikings. London: Brown Bear Books. A: The Vikings were the people who lived and played a major role in Northern Europe in the middle ages. They first settled in Scandinavia. Scandinavia today is known as the countries of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The Vikings were Teutonic people. The tuatons were people of the north. The Vikings almost had full possession over the whole of middle Europe. If it wasn't for the Vikings for moving, settling and conquering the people of England we wouldn’t be…

As a result of new contacts among Western Europe, Africa, and the Americas, social and economic transformations occurred in the Atlantic world from 1492 to 1750. Many social changes occurred in these regions as a result of new contacts. Economic changes had great effects on West Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the time period, 1492-1750. The social and economic transformations that occurred were created by the initiation of European expeditions by Spain and Portugal. In the early 15th…

It’s actively involved in education and social services. The church’s total membership is around 380,000, 75% of whom live in Northern Ireland. The church of Ireland is not the only church in ireland, there is also The Methodist Church, The Presbyterian Church, and most popular The Roman Catholic Church. 92% of the population of the Republic of Ireland is Roman Catholic, Church…

The Late Middle Ages brought famine, disease, and war all of europe was affected by these horrific events. Climate change brought on unusual weather storms would destroy crops like wheat and oat because this famine struck. Famine hit most of northern europe the hardest the Great Famine lasted eight years. There were many social consequences because of famine. People would move out there homes in search for new places. Beggars would would roam around and ask for money of food.Certain groups of…

many events that shaped that period the Black Death, The War of Roses, and the Great Famine of 1315 were the ones the greatly effected Europe. One of the biggest medieval disasters was the Bubonic Plague aka the Black Death.the "Black Death" or the Great Plague, originated in China in 1334 and spread along the great trade routes to Constantinople and then to Europe, where it claimed an estimated 60% of the European population (Benedictow, 2008). Entire towns were wiped out. Some contemporary…

Diamond argues that geographical luck put Europe on a path to creating the world’s most dominant military technology. However, even a rudimentary knowledge of European and South American history can show that this is not true and that instead it was competition and a survival of the fittest mentality then caused this to be. In Europe, nations were constantly at war and because of this, European countries had to be incessantly improving…

Empire by the Greek Revolution, and of the Spanish Empire by that of Mexico and South America; the repeated revolutions in France; the War of 1813 between England and the United States; the War between the United States and Mexico; the War between the Northern and Southern States of the American Union; the unification of Germany, and that of Italy; the numerous wars of England the most warlike, self-aggrandizing, wealthy and powerful nation of modern times), for the maintenance and increase of…

Viking raids, trade and slavery have all contributed to affect Europe in different manners. The Vikings developed Europe through raids, created a great trading economy, and spread different cultures through Europe with slavery. Although Viking raids did have several negative effects, Viking raids also aided in the development of Europe. A monk who saw the Vikings' attack on Paris in 885 described it is a very brutal raid and a letter by an English scholar,…

Europe is facing a crisis unlike anything it has experienced before. Millions of people, whether war refugees, economic migrants, or otherwise, are flooding into Europe and pushing it to its limits both economically and socially. The situation on the ground is very dynamic, with refugees typically coming from the countries of Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. However, Italy in particular, has seen a sharp increase of refugees from northern Africa. The migrants entering Italy are primarily from…

Rhone River is another major river in Europe, the second longest in France. It begins in Switzerland, through the Swiss Alps, flowing south in France, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. Frances bordering countries are; Spain (South), Italy and Switzerland (east) and Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium (northeast). Much of France’s population is concentrated in the north and southeast, in urbanized cities. The capital of France, Paris, located in northern central France, has the largest…