Europe: Human Geography Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for an independent city that governs itself and its surrounding territory?

• Republic

• City-state

• Parliament

• Satellite nation

What is the form of government where power rests with citizens who elect representatives?

• Feudalism

• Republic

• Nationalism

• Market economy

Which religion became the dominant faith in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Christianity

• Protestantism

• Islam

Which branch of Christianity is centered in Rome and led by the Pope?

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Roman Catholic

• Protestant

• Reformation

What were the religious wars fought between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land called?

• Renaissance

• Crusades

• Reformation

• Balkanization

What was the period of cultural and artistic rebirth in Europe during the 14th–17th centuries?

• Renaissance

• Feudalism

• Holocaust

• Enlightenment

What were the structures built by the Romans to transport water to cities?

• Aqueducts

• Cathedrals

• Parliaments

• Folk art

What is the economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg called?

• Benelux

• Nordic countries

• Silicon Glen

• Eurozone

What was the 16th-century movement that led to the creation of Protestant churches?

• Reformation

• Crusades

• Renaissance

• Nationalism

What is the major branch of Christianity that began during the Reformation?

• Roman Catholic

• Protestant

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Christianity