Europe Unit Test Review

Why was the Greek city-states independent from each other

• Cleisthenes made them all democracies

• They had different religions and education systems

• The tyrants who ruled them hated each other

• Geography made traveling and communicating difficult

What is a French word meaning rebirth?

• Protestant

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Serfs

Why was the European Union formed?

• To treat countries as one nation

• To unite Europe economically

• To control how farmers get paid

• To give workers equal wages

The Cuisine of any European country is largely determined by its

• Landforms and climate

• Seaports and villages

• Economy and railroads

• Imports and Exports

What is one of the benefits of using a single currency in many EU countries?

• it allows people, money, and goods to move freely from country to country

• it helps prevent member countries from going into heavy debt

• it helps create an open market in which goods can be traded using a tariff

• it allows countries to maintain control of their own affairs

in 2010 what event show cooperation among the Eurozone countries

• Germany and France educated citizen on how to exchange their currencies

• Citizens of countries with their own currency were allowed to travel in the eurozone

• Eurozone countries loaned money to Greece and Ireland to help them manage their debt

• Eurozone countries removed all tariffs and transaction fees for businesses

What was the Roman Catholic Church selling to relax the penalty for sin?

• Novels

• Indulgences

• Art

• Printing Presses

Why is Europe called a peninsula?

• It is surrounded by three sides of water

• it is the main landmass of Eurasia

• It has an unusually long coastline

• It has many mountains and rivers

What generalization can be made about Europe's climate?

• Warm winds and ocean currents keep the entire continent very mild

• Mistral winds keep most of the continent cold and dry

• Currents, winds, and latitude result in varied climates

• The winters everywhere are long and cold

What happened during the golden age of Greece?

• Democracy, wealth, and culture flourished in Athens

• Alexander the Great conquered Greece

• Sparta became the center of wealth and arts

• Tyrants ruled all city-states