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Europe SS
Question | Answer |
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2.2 Greek had major ideas about what four things? | Democracy, philosophy, science, and architecture |
2.2 What did Greece's ideas have a lasting effect on? | Western culture and also shaped the modern world |
2.2 Where did democracy begin? | Ancient Greece |
2.2 Who were the two leading philosophers? | Plato and Socrates |
2.2 Who developed the principles of geometry? | Euclid |
2.2 Why did Greece's golden age end? | Because war broke out between Athens and Sparta |
2.2 At what age did Alexander the Great die? | 33 |
2.2 Across which continents did Alexander's empire spread? | Asia, Europe, and Africa |
1.1 What is Europe mainly comprised of? | Peninsulas |
1.3 Define navigable: | Boats and ships can travel easily on them |
1.1 What four land regions form Europe? | Western Uplands, Northern European Plain, Central Uplands, and the Alpine Region |
1.1 What keeps the temperature relatively mild? | The North Atlantic Drift |
1.1 What islands does Europe have? | Great Britain, Ireland, Greenland, Iceland, Sicily, and Corsica |
1.1 What climate region is most of Europe in? | Humid temperate |
1.2 What four things did Europe's long coastline help promote? | Trade, industry, exploration, and settlement |
1.2 Europe has more than ___________ miles of coastline. | 24,000 |
1.2 Ancient Greece and Rome largely flourished becuase of what? | Trade |