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South Europe

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Jutland Peninsula
b)
Scandinavian Peninsula
c)
Italian Peninsula
d)
Iberian Peninsual
2.
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
Italian Peninsula
c)
Balkan Peninsula
d)
Jutland Peninsula
3.
a)
Balkan Peninsula
b)
Iberian Peninsula
c)
Italian Peninsula
d)
Jutland Peninsula
4.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Poland
d)
Ukraine
5.

What is the longest river of Europe that flows through the Balkans to its mouth in the Black Sea?

a)

Nile River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Danube River

d)

Rhine River

6.
9)  WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
7.

Formal friendship between nations are called

a)

treaties

b)

clubs

c)

alliances

d)

democracies

8.

Which country is this?

a)

Austria

b)

Belarus

c)

Croatia

d)

Serbia

9.

What country is this?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Greece

c)

Serbia

d)

Turkey

10.

What country is this?

a)

Austria

b)

Italy

c)

Switzerland

d)

Vatican City

11.

What country is this?

a)

Austria

b)

Croatia

c)

Kosovo

d)

Serbia

12.

What country is this?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

13.

Which country is this?

a)

Albania

b)

Bulgaria

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

14.

Which country is this?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Hungary

c)

Austria

d)

Romania

15.

Which country is this?

a)

Greece

b)

Italy

c)

Albania

d)

Romania

16.

Which country is this?

a)

Romania

b)

Austria

c)

Hungary

d)

Bulgaria

17.

Which country of former Yugoslavia is this?

a)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

b)

Slovenia

c)

Croatia

d)

Montenegro

18.

Which country of former Yugoslavia is this?

a)

Kosovo

b)

Macedonia

c)

Serbia

d)

Montenegro

19.

Which country of former Yugoslavia is this?

a)

Macedonia

b)

Kosovo

c)

Serbia

d)

Montenegro

20.

Which country of former Yugoslavia is this?

a)

Montenegro

b)

Kosovo

c)

Serbia

d)

Croatia

21.

Which country of former Yugoslavia is this?

a)

Serbia

b)

Kosovo

c)

Montenegro

d)

Croatia

22.

Which country of former Yugoslavia is this?

a)

Slovenia

b)

Serbia

c)

Macedonia

d)

Croatia

23.

Which city is this?

a)

Belgrade

b)

Zagreb

c)

Ljubljana

d)

Sarajevo

24.

Which city is this?

a)

Ljubljana

b)

Zagreb

c)

Skopje

d)

Sarajevo

25.

Which city is this?

a)

Podgorica

b)

Zagreb

c)

Skopje

d)

Pristina

26.

Which city is this?

a)

Pristina

b)

Zagreb

c)

Skopje

d)

Podgorica

27.

Which city is this?

a)

Sarajevo

b)

Zagreb

c)

Skopje

d)

Podgorica

28.

Which city is this?

a)

Skopje

b)

Zagreb

c)

Ljubljana

d)

Podgorica

29.

Which city is this?

a)

Zagreb

b)

Skopje

c)

Ljubljana

d)

Podgorica

30.

What events conclusion led to the creation of Yugoslavia in 1918?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Napoleonic Wars

d)

French Revolution

31.

What was the main factor in causing conflict in the former Yugoslavia eventually leading to wide spread violence and secession?

a)

Religious Differences

b)

Political Differences

c)

Economic Differences

d)

Ethnic Differences

32.

What's the main religion in Spain?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Islam

33.
What is the name of the capital of Spain
a)
Barcelona
b)
Sevilla
c)
Madrid
34.
What did Spaniards build in the center of the Moor's mosque after reclaiming Córdoba?
a)
a mosque
b)
a church
c)
a bull fighting arena
35.
The Pyrenees mountains separate Spain from France.
a)
True
b)
False
36.

Where did the Moors come from?

a)

Northern Africa

b)

Southern Africa

c)

Southeast Asia

37.

The Moors imported which culture to Spain?

a)

Asian culture

b)

Islamic culture

c)

Yoruba culture

38.

The Moors excelled in which areas?

a)

music, ballet, and singing

b)

astrology, agriculture, and botany

c)

science, astronomy, and architecture

39.

A Roman structure that carries water over long distances

a)

colosseum

b)

dome

c)

aqueduct

d)

arch

40.
What were the two top officials in the Roman government chosen to serve one year?
a)
Consuls
b)
Praetors
c)
Tribunes
d)
Senators
41.
Early in the first century AD a new religion called ________________ appeared in Rome.
a)
stoics
b)
philosophy
c)
Augustus
d)
Christianity
42.
The Roman Empire survived for as long as it did, at least in part, because of its __________, which were written down and kept on public display.
a)
philosphy
b)
statues
c)
laws
d)
aqueducts
43.

After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the ________________ empire arose in what was Eastern Rome

a)

Ottoman

b)

Mongol

c)

Persian

d)

Byzantine

44.
What year did the Roman empire collapse?
a)
350 A.D.
b)
476 A.D. 
c)
200 A.D.
d)
632 A.D. 
45.
A form of government where the supreme power is held by a king or queen.
a)
presidential democracy
b)
parliamentary democracy
c)
oligarchy
d)
monarchy
46.
He was a dictator of Rome and later killed by senators because he became too powerful.
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Ceasar Augustus
c)
Constantine
d)
Sparticus 
47.
Why was communication difficult between communities in Ancient Greece?
a)
They did not have telephones
b)
Mountains and Water
c)
communication was easy
d)
most people had horses
48.
The ancient Greeks were  
a)
Monotheistic  
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheist
d)
Scientologist
49.
According to the ancient Greeks, the gods and goddesses lived...
a)
in Athens.
b)
on Mount Olympus.
c)
in Sparta.
d)
in Turkey.
50.
What does the word "Democracy" mean?
a)
"rule by the government"
b)
"rule by the many"
c)
"rule by the wealthy"
d)
"rule by the people"
51.
What type of government is run by the richest and most powerful citizens?  
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
52.
Greek has many _________that are like mini countries.
a)
counties
b)
city-states
c)
provinces
d)
parishes
53.
The games held every four years at a festival to honor Zeus were called
a)
Goodwill Games
b)
Marathons
c)
Olympics
d)
Triathlons 
54.

Political System of the Soviet Union (USSR)

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Democracy

d)

Socialism

55.

The root of Capitalism is capital... what is capital?

a)

Money

b)

Power

c)

Political Power

d)

Military

56.

Communism is a political system where who controls every economic decision?

a)

The people

b)

The government

c)

The free market

d)

The stock market

57.

What events conclusion led to the creation of Yugoslavia in 1918?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Napoleonic Wars

d)

French Revolution

58.

What was the main factor in causing conflict in the former Yugoslavia eventually leading to wide spread violence and secession?

a)

Religious Differences

b)

Political Differences

c)

Economic Differences

d)

Ethnic Differences

59.

In what order have ethnic conflicts escalated?

a)

Deportation, Ethnic Cleansing & Discrimination

b)

Deportation, Discrimination & Ethnic Cleansing

c)

Ethnic Cleansing, Discrimination & Deportation

d)

Discrimination, Deportation & Ethnic Cleansing

60.
The Balkans is the historic and geographic area, a _______ in southeastern Europe.
a)
peninsula
b)
island
c)
continent
d)
country
61.

The peninsula is very __________; the main ranges are the Dinaric Alps, the Balkans, the Rhodope Mts., and the Pindus.

a)

hilly

b)

mountainous

c)

flat

d)

pointed

62.

Which body of water to the east of Greece separates it from Turkey?

a)

Aegean Sea

b)

Adriatic Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Ionian Sea

63.

Which body of water to the west of Greece separates it from Italy and the island of Sicily?

a)

Aegean Sea

b)

Sea of Crete

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Ionian Sea

64.

Which mountain range can be found in the northern Balkan Peninsula running north/south through Romania?

a)

Carpathian Mts

b)

Transylvanian Alps

c)

Dinaric Alps

d)

Balkan Mts

65.

Which modern country of the Balkans located northwest of Greece is represented from this map?

a)

Albania

b)

Macedonia

c)

Greece

d)

Bulgaria

66.

Which modern country of the Balkans northeast of Greece is represented from this map?

a)

Albania

b)

Macedonia

c)

Greece

d)

Bulgaria

67.

Which modern country of the Balkans northwest of Albania on the coast of the Adriatic Sea is represented from this map?

a)

Kosovo

b)

Serbia

c)

Bosnia Herzegovina

d)

Montenegro

68.

Which modern country of the Balkans northwest of Albania and northwest of Macedonia is represented from this map?

a)

Kosovo

b)

Serbia

c)

Bosnia Herzegovina

d)

Montenegro

69.

Which modern country of the Balkans represented from this map separates Montenegro and Croatia?

a)

Kosovo

b)

Serbia

c)

Bosnia Herzegovina

d)

Montenegro

70.

Which modern country of the Balkans represented from this map is found west of Bulgaria and Romania?

a)

Kosovo

b)

Serbia

c)

Bosnia Herzegovina

d)

Montenegro

71.

Which small modern country of the Balkan Peninsula is found to the far northwest bordering Italy?

a)

Romania

b)

Hungary

c)

Croatia

d)

Slovenia

72.

Which modern country, the largest of the Balkan Peninsula, is found farthest to the northeast near the Black Sea?

a)

Romania

b)

Hungary

c)

Croatia

d)

Slovenia

73.

Which modern country of the Balkan Peninsula is found south of Slovenia and Hungary along the north Adriatic Sea?

a)

Romania

b)

Hungary

c)

Croatia

d)

Slovenia