European Cultural Geography

What organization currently unites Western Europe?

Greece and ____ laid the foundations of western civilization.

Constantinople was the capital of

When did the growth of industrial cities begin in Europe?

Ancient Rome imitated the literature and art of ____________________.

Jewish festival of religious freedom

location of Italy

Important European painters include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and

Technology and industry brought many immigrants to Europe during the

A system in which monarchs gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty was known as

Which of the following was an age of exploration and artistic achievement?

The Greek islands once formed city states that were united by a common language, culture, and

European country with the smallest population

Abstract painting and geometric design are examples of

Some of the worst fighting since World War II has occurred in

____ are ancient civilizations that shaped modern European culture.

Europe’s most densely populated regions have

form of Christianity practiced in the Byzantine Empire

religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad

One major obstacle to European unity is

language family that includes Dutch and English

During the Middle Ages, Christians drove many ____________________ out of western Europe.

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

In the 1950s and 1960s, many people immigrated to Europe

Many European countries have more ____ than does the United States.

What anniversary does Bastille Day celebrate?

In 1989, ____________________ collapsed in eastern Europe.

Beginning in the late ____, the Industrial Revolution transformed Europe into a land of cities.

In the 1990s, the ____ expelled rival ethnic groups from Kosovo.

language family that includes French and Spanish

Approximately how many ethnic groups live in Europe today?

The long dispute in Northern Ireland has centered upon

major tennis championship held in England

After WWII, which German city was divided between democracy & communism?

____ is the most populated country in Europe.

local forms of languages

dictator who controlled Italy after World War I

the slaughter of 6 million Jews in World War II

population with shared ancestry, language, and customs

European populations tend to be clustered

The Cold War was a power struggle between

Europe’s first cities began as

The worst fighting in Europe since World War II occurred in the 1990s in

currency shared by the European Union

form of government that originated in ancient Greece

money paid as compensation after a war