The regions of Europe – Flashcards
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Around ______ people moved into the _________ Peninsula and built _______. Eventually these people formed ________-_______, political units made up of a city and its _______.
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200B.C. ,Balkan, villages, city-states, surroundings
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The city state of _______ established the first _________. Beginning in 336 B.C., the Macedonian _________ conquered _______ and part of India.
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Athens, democracy, Alexander the Great, Persia
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Another mediterranean state, ___, rules most of the _____ Peninsula by 275B.C. Rome was a _____, a government in which ________ elect _________ to rule for them.
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Rome, Italian, republic, citizens, representatives
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By the late A.D.300s _____ had grown into a _______, and __________ Roman Empire fell in 476A.D. and ________ became divided into several small _______.
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Rome, huge empire, christianity, religion, western, Italy, states
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A renewed interest in ______ and the arts called the _______ began about _____ and lasted until around ________. However, in 1347 _______ reached Italy from _____ and killed millions of people.
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learning, renaissance, 1300, 1600, the plague, Asia
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Meanwhile in Spain, _____ controlled parts of the _______ for more than ___ years. However, _____ rulers _____ and _____ retook Spain from the ______ in 1492.
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Muslims, Iberian peninsula, catholic, Ferdianand, Ibbella, Muslims
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In 1492, these rulers paid for _______ first voyage, though _____ had already sent out many _____ of _________.
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Christopher Columbus, Portugal, voyage, exploration
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Mediterranean Europe has a rich ________ and many of its buildings such as the _____ in greece show ______ architectural _____.
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cultural heritage, Parthenon, classical, style
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The ______ of this European region have shifted more toward _____. For centuries the Mediterranean ______ has been based on ____ and ______.
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economies, manufacturing, economy, fishing, agriculture
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Mediterranean Europe has also had its share of ______________. Two dictators, _______, in Spain and ______ in Italy, ruled for long periods. In addition, the _____ want complete _______ from Spain and have used ___ to fight for it.
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political turmoil, eranco, mussolini, basques, independence, violence
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By 50B.C. the _______ had conquered the ________ in what is now ______. But they never fully conquered the _____ tribes that lived in the lands ____ of France. In the late A.D. 700s ______ conquered most of the ____ region. His kingdom soon fell apart after his death and _________ remained a region of small, competing _____.
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Roman, Celtic tribes, France, Germanic, east, Charlegmagne, Germanic, Western Europe, kingdom
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In 1517, _______ published 95 statements that ______ the practices of the ________ of church. This began the _______, a time when various _____ churches were formed.
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Martin Luther, criticized, Roman Catholic, reformation, protestant
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After Rome fell in Europe, a system called _____ developed in which _____ owned most of the ______. Eventually, strong ______ gained power over feudal lords and ______ evolved.
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feudalism, powerful lords, land, kings, nationalism
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In 1789, the _________ began to ___ against their powerful king; this rebellion is called the _______. From 1600 to 1945 the nation states of _______ and _________ became strong rivals.
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French, rebel, French Revolution, Germany, France, rivals
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In the early 20th century, this rivalry lead to a ________ called ______. German resentment over their loss in _______ helped to cause another called _____. During this war, the Nazis carried out the ______, a program of mass _____ of European Jews.
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global conflict, WW1, WW1, WW2, Holocaust, murder, Jews
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Today, Western Europe has three top ______ nations: ______,_______, and the ________. Western Europe also has a strong heritage in _____ and ____. The German composer _________ wrote music after going _____ and the French impressionist painter ______ helped to pave the way for _____.
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manufacturing, Germany, france, Netherlands, music, art, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Claude Monet, modern art
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Despite these ____ and artistic strengths, Western Europe still faces ______. In 2000 the Austrian political leader _____ had to resign as party head because of remarks he made that defended ___ and insulted _____
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economic, conflict, Joerg Haider, Nazis, immigrants
