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41 Cards in this Set
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people with a shared ancestry, language, customs, and religion
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• Ethnic Groups
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Europe has more than ___ ethnic groups
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160
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Europe is the ______ smallest continent, but has the _____ highest population of any continent
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second; third
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Europe's population is about ___ _______
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581 million
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Europe's population density is about ___ people per square mile
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255
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________ _________ and _______ play major roles in determining the population density
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Physical geography; climate
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transformed Europe from an agricultural society to an industrial society
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Industrial Revolution
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population moves from rural areas to towns and cities
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Urbanization
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__% of Europeans live in cities
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75
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During the 1800s and early 1900s, Europeans migrated to the ________ and other parts of the world
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Americas
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Ancient Greece reached its peak in the ___s and ___s
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400s and 300s B.C
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Greek communities separated by mountains
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City-states
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established 1st democratic government in Athens
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Greeks
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Ancient Rome reached its peak from __B.C. to ___A.D.
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27 B.C. to 180 A.D
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Romans introduces Christianity to Europe in ___ A.D.
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380
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Christianity became known as _____ ___________ in western Europe
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Roman Catholicism
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The eastern Europe form of Christianity became known as _______ ________ ____________
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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powerful lords who gave land to nobles in return for people's loyalty
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Feudalism
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Islam was spread into Europe in the early ___s
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600s
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a series of religious wars to win Palestine back from Muslims
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Crusades
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300 year period of learning and arts
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The Renaissance
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lessened the power of the Roman Catholic Church; led to Protestantism
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Reformation
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economic and political system designed to establish a classless society where workers would control industrial production
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Communism
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power driven machinery and new methods of production
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Industry Revolution
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World War I (1914-1918) was caused by:
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Competition for colonies and economic power
Desire for independence Secret military alliances |
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power struggles between the Soviet Union and the non-communist countries of the world
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Cold War
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created by 12 countries who formed a single market for trade in 1958
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European Community
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added several new countries in 1992
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European Union
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groups of related languages that developed from an earlier language
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Language family
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Indo-European language family has 3 major branches:
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Slavic - Polish, Bulgarian
Germanic - English, German, Dutch Romance - Italian, Spanish |
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Switzerland has 3 official languages
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German
French Italian |
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art form that shows feelings and emotion
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Romanticism
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portrayed life as it really was
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Realism
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show natural appearances of objects and light using dabs and strokes of primary colors
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Impressionism
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Women make up __% of workforce
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42
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inexpensive inns where hikers and bikers spend the night
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Youth hostels
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celebrates the French Revolution
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Bastille Day
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Jews eight day festival of religious freedom
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Hanukkah
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inexpensive inns where hikers and bikers spend the night
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Youth hostels
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celebrates the French Revolution
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Bastille Day
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Jews eight day festival of religious freedom
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Hanukkah
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