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