Europe - Guiding Questions & Terms

What weakened Greece's city-states, and eventually led to the fall of Greek civilization?

Who were the Scandinavian warriors and pirates who became better known for exploring & trading?

The Industrial Revolution resulted in

People in the Netherlands build dikes and reclaim land from the sea that they call

The Nazi's government-sponsored murder of 6 million Jews is known as the

Mass murder of vase numbers of an ethnic or cultural group

Most people in Northern and Southern Europe live in

The religious journey to Jerusalem that people made in medieval times was called a 

Farm laborers who could be bought and sold along with the land

To adjust or control something according to rules or laws is to _________________ it.

Most of Southern Europe has a Mediterranean climate, which is much like the climate along the

England's kings had to share power with the lawmaking body known as

Many Europeans now work in the teritary sector, which includes

The system of land ownership and farming during the Middle Ages was called

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance of which countries?

Which two mountain ranges separate Western Europe from Southern Europe?

The Basques, one of the oldest minority groups in Europe, live in & around the Pyrenees Mts. in

The time period of transition between ancient and modern Europe is called the

What did Czar Alexander II abolish in Russia in 1861?

What kind of energy heats all of the homes and most of the businesses in Reykjavik, Iceland?

Russian for Caesar, or powerful ruler

The dominant religion in most of Eastern Europe and Western Russia is

The process of making bronze by melting and fusing tin and copper is called

In which Western European country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Russia has a relatively small % of land available for farming. It's main crop is

Which mountains form a boundary between Europe and Asia?