History of Europe

This mountain range runs along the border of France, through Switzerland, Austria, and Germany.

• The Alps

• The Rockies

• The Pyrenees

• The Smoky Mountains

This mountain range forms a natural boundary between France and Spain.

• The Alps

• The Rockies

• The Pyrenees

• Great Northern Plains

This river runs through southern England, including London, and empties into the North Sea.

• Thames

• Rhine

• Seine

• English Channel

The busiest waterway in Europe. It begins in the Swiss Alps, goes through Germany and empties into the North Sea.

• Thames

• Rhine

• Seine

• English Channel

This river passes through Paris and carries most of France’s inland water traffic.

• Thames

• Rhine

• Seine

• English Channel

This narrow strip of water separates southern England from northern France.

• Thames

• Rhine

• Seine

• English Channel

Started around the year 14 CE in modern day Italy, this grew to be one of the most influential powers in the world.

• Greece

• Roman Empire

• The Middle Ages

• The Renaissance

This dispute between England and France lasted for more than a century which led to the start of the Black Death.

• The Hundred Years War

• World War I

• World War II

• Cold War

In 1347, this disease (bacterial infection) ravaged Western Europe for 4 years where whole towns were wiped out.

• Cholera

• Black Death

• Cold War

• feudalism

This was a time period marked by the use of factories with steam powered engines instead of animals to make things.

• feudalism

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution