Western Europe

How did the economy of Western Europe change after the Crusades?

• Small villages disappeared as workers moved to cities.
• Increased trade created a merchant class and skilled workers formed guilds.
• The Catholic Church controlled trade routes.
• The economy didn't change

Which cause contributed to both World War I and World War II?

• competition for increased economic power
• some nations’ desire to expand territory
• the belief in a superior race
• a mission to spread the Catholic faith

Which change did NOT result from the Industrial Revolution?

• Goods became cheaper and more plentiful.
• Many people left rural areas to work in the cities.
• New technology caused unemployment among farmworkers.
• The standard of living declined in western nations.

Which religion is most widespread in Western Europe?

• Islam
• Catholicism
• Baptist
• Judaism

Which statement does NOT describe the influence of the Enlightenment?

• Many people began to use reason and observation in studying the world.
• Political thinkers concluded that government is a contract between ordinary people and a ruler.
• Religious leaders called for wars to regain Christian control of Jerusalem.
• Philosophers sought ways to make society better.

Under the feudal system, land was given to you in exchange for?

• Loyalty

• Gold

• Title

• None of the above

Which term refers to mass murder of members of an ethnic or cultural group?

• Jutland

• genocide

• recession

• Cold War

When did Rome's western empire fall?

• when Emperor Justinian adopted Christianity

• when the people overthrew the ruler

• when Germanic groups invaded Western Europe from the northeast

• when invaders from Asia conquered Rome

What year did world War I begin?

• 1914

• 1925

• 1910

• 1939

What conflict ended when the government of the Soviet Union fell?

• World War II

• Cold War

• Holocaust

• Crusades