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European Cultural Geography
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1
Which ancient civilization came first? Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient Greece
autocracy
oligarchy
2
Population with shared ancestry, language, and customs
tribe
dialects
diversity
ethnic group
3
The slaughter of 6 million Jews in World War II
Holocaust
Expulsion
Holistic
Expedition
4
Art that expressed feeling and emotion is called
romanticism.
Renaissance composition.
impressionism.
realism.
5
Constantinople was the capital of
England’s colonies.
the Byzantine Empire.
the Roman Catholic Church.
the Roman Empire.
6
Greece and ____ laid the foundations of western civilization.
Alexandria
England
Crete
Rome
7
In the 1950s and 1960s, many people immigrated to Europe
for the chance to farm.
to receive free housing.
to escape persecution at home.
to find plentiful jobs.
8
Location of the former country of Yugoslavia
Apennine Peninsula
Siberian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
9
A system in which monarchs gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty was known as
industrial capitalism.
the Middle Ages.
communism.
feudalism.
10
What anniversary does Bastille Day celebrate?
founding of the French Parliament
England’s liberation from the Vikings
formalization of French independence
beginning of the French Revolution
11
The national sport of most European countries is
soccer
baseball
ice skating
basketball
12
Beginning in the late ____, the Industrial Revolution transformed Europe into a land of cities.
1600s
1500s
1700s
1800s
13
Fighting between Christians and Muslims and ethnic cleansing occurred in
Berlin.
Finland.
the region that was once Yugoslavia.
Southern Ireland.
14
After WWII, which European country was divided between democracy & communism?
United Kingdom
Russia
France
Germany
15
Art that shows life as it really was is called
romanticism.
realism.
modern art.
impressionism.
16
The long dispute in Northern Ireland has centered upon
claims to sacred lands.
religious and political ties.
ethnic differences.
language.
17
____ is the most populated country in Europe.
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Germany
England
18
Language family that includes Dutch and English
Germanic
Romance
Exo European
Afro Asiatic
19
Most Protestants in Europe live in the _________ part of the continent.
northern
western
southern
eastern
20
___________ lessened the power of the Catholic Church and led to Protestantism.
Reformation
Feudalism
Renaissance
Exploration
21
____ are ancient civilizations that shaped modern European culture.
Rome and England
Greece and Alexandria
Rome and Paris
Greece and Rome
22
The age of exploration was led by the ________ looking for trade routes to India.
Greeks
English
Portuguese
French
23
The Chunnel goes under the English Channel connecting which two countries.
England and Belgium
England and Ireland
England and France
Sweden and Germany
24
European country with the smallest population
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Vatican City
25
Europe’s most densely populated regions have
mountainous areas and dry lands.
northern forests and mineral resources.
good soil, waterways, and mineral resources.
mountainous areas and waterways.
26
In 1989, the ____________________ collapsed in eastern Europe, ending communism.
United Kingdom
German front
Maginoe Line
Berlin Wall
27
What organization currently unites Western Europe?
the United Nations
the Maastricht Treaty
the Common Market
the European Union
28
A country that offers a complete social welfare program to its citizens
idealistic state
welfare state
monarchy
democratic state
29
Approximately how many ethnic groups live in Europe today?
50
20
160
2000
30
When did the growth of industrial cities begin in Europe?
in the late 1600s
in the late 1700s
in the late 1400s
in the late 1500s
31
The Cold War was a power struggle between
the United States and Europe.
the communist world and the non-communist world.
East Berlin and West Berlin.
eastern Europe and western Europe.
32
Language family that includes French and Spanish
Italian
Chinese
Romance
Germanic
33
Ancient Rome imitated the literature and art of ____________________.
Greece
Italy
France
Spain
34
_____________ is a political system that tries to establish a classless society.
Monarchy
Communism
Capitalism
Feudalism
35
Local forms of languages
diatribe
diagonal
dialect
ethnic group
36
Religion that brought gunpowder and paper into Europe.
Christianity
Eastern Orthodoxy
Judaism
Islam
37
Jewish festival of religious freedom
Bauhaus
Lent
Hanukkah
Ramadan
38
Form of Christianity practiced in the Byzantine Empire
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Roman Catholicism
Judaism
Islam
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The Greek islands once formed __________that were united by a common language and culture.
manors
kingdoms
farming villages
city-states
