SS Unit 11

The NOrthern European Plain was shaped by glaciers.

The most important river in Europe is the Danube.

The Black Plague spread through Europe, and killed at least a third of its people.

The Nazi party killed Jews, gypsies, people with disabilities, and basically everyone who was "different" than them.

The Hundred Years War was between England and

____________ is Europe's major religion.

___________is decaying vegetable matter that is dug up, cut up and dried so it can be burned.

Most population growth in Western Europe is due to immigration.

The EEC, European Economic Community, was crested to mke trade between European countries easier.

The Middle Ages describes a period of transition between ancient and modern times.

The most popular sport in Europe is

The war that lasted for more than 40 years between the US and Russia was called:

William Shakespeare is probably the most famous playwright in the world.

Coniferous trees keep their leaves in the winter. Some examples are fir and pine trees.

At the end of WWII, Germany was split in three parts.

Deciduous trees are the natural vegetation in most of the British Isles. Some examples are maple and chestnut trees.

Most of Westerbn Europe lies in the paths of the ___________, strong winds that travel from west to east.

Western Europe is one of the wealthiest, most urban, and well educated regions in the world.

There was lots of fighting in the Cold War.

The Black Plague was caused by

The rivers in Western Europe determined locations of cities.

Under ____________, kings gave land to nobles and nobles, in turn, gave kings military service.

Much of Western Europe lies witihin an areas called the Northern European Plain.

We got a lot of our words from other cultures.

To make bronze, people need to know how to melt and fuse tin and copper. This process is called:

Museums and cultural institutions celebrate each nation's art and history.

One of the mountain ranges that separate Western Europe from Southern Europe are

Hydroelectricity is using fast flowing water to produce electricity.

To move water through cities and towns, the Romans built

Rivers are not important at al to the people of Europe

The newer currency that most of Europe uses is called the

The music of composers, such as Bach, Mozart, and ___________ are among the most important in classical music.

___________ was the dictator in charge of Germany who formed the Nazi party.