| Term | Definition |
|---|
| greek philosopher | Socrates was a great _____. |
| Renaissance | The Middle Ages ended and the pre-modern period began with the ______. |
| Constantine 1st | Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire under ______. |
| guilds | Workers' organizations that controlled industries were called _____. |
| Wales and North Ireland | The four regions of the United Kingdom are England, Scotland, _____. |
| Vatican City | The pope lives and works in _____. |
| France and Spain | What two countries are separated by the Pyrenees? |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | The statue of the little mermaid is a famous attraction in _____. |
| Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxemburg | The Benelux countries are ____. |
| France | Which country produces more food than any other nation in Western Europe? |
| potatoes and rye | What do Poland's framers grow more of than any other European country? |
| 1st | How does Russia rank in size among the world's countries? |
| Europe and Asia | Russia is spread across the continents ____, |
| Goverment tells people what to do | What is life like under communist rule, ____. |
| frozen tundra | Forty percent of Russia's land is ____. |
| Easter | Christians celebrate the day Jesus rose from the dead as _____. |
| Allah | Muslim call God _____. |
| Muhammad | The Quran contains revelations made to the prophet _______. |
| the pharoah | The center of Egyptian life was _____. |
| The Nile River | The kingdoms of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt grew around the ______. |
| mediterranean sea | The Nile River begins in east Africa and flows north to the _____. |
| desert | The word Sahara means _____. |
| China | The People's Republic of China is the official name of ______. |
| government | In China People's lives are controlled in many ways by the ______. |
| is very limited | Because of mountains, farmland in Japan _____. |
| Japan is on the ring of fire | Japan experiences many earthquakes because ______. |
| constitutional monarchy | Japan's form of government is _____. |
| Tae kwon do | What martial art originated in Korea? |
| communist | Laos and Vietnam both have what type of goverment? |
| Myanmar | This country was once called Burma. |
| Thailand | What country in Southeast Asia was never a colony of another country? |
| Southern Hemisphere | Australia is called the Land Down Under because it is located in the _____. |
| marsupials | Kangaroos and koalas are known as ______. |
| parliamentary democracy | The government of New Zealand is a _______. |
| wool | Australia is the world's top producer of _______. |
| mountains, highlands, valleys | What lies under Antarctica's huge ice cap? |
| scientific purposes | To date, 43 countries signed the Antarctic Treaty agreeing to use Antarctica only for ______. |
| lagoon | The center of an atoll is a ______. |
| food source | Krill is a major _______. |
| an active volcano | Antarctica's Mount Erebus is ________. |
| Oceania | Geographers study three major island groups in the Pacific Ocean that they call _______. |
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