12.3 World Cultures

Question 1

Infant Mortality-

Answer 1

the number of infants that die in their first year of life

Question 2

Dialect-

Answer 2

a regional variety of a language with unique features, such as vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation

Question 3

Homogenous-

Answer 3

made up of many things that are the same

Question 4

Recession-

Answer 4

a time when many businesses close and lose their job

Question 5

Welfare Capitalism-

Answer 5

a system in which the government is the main provider of support for the sick, the needy, and the retired

Question 6

What are the Nordic countries

Answer 6

Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden

Question 7

Decline in population of some countries in Europe (why has this happened)

Answer 7

They have made improvements in the standard of living to reduce infant mortality.
This is happening because the majority of citizens of Northern and Southern Europe are having fewer children, so the population is aging.
Elderly people have a large percentage of the population.

Question 8

Major Cities of Italy

Answer 8

Rome
Milan
Naples

Question 9

Urban vs Rural population distribution in Southern and Northern Europe

Answer 9

Southern Europe is mainly urban. (city)
Northern Europe is even more urban than Southern Europe. (city)
They are both urbanized areas.

Question 10

Immigration in Northern Europe (how many people are of natural birth)

Answer 10

90%
immigration from Asia and Africa

Question 11

Sami People

Answer 11

also called Lapps
survived by fishing and hunting
lived in the Northern parts of Sweden, Norway, and Finland

Question 12

How did the Protestant Reformation affect Northern Europe?

Answer 12

it increased the amount of Lutherans/Protestants in Northern Europe
3/4 of the population in Northern Europe are Lutherans/Protestants

Question 13

Which countries in Southern Europe still of a heavily Catholic population

Answer 13

Italy
Spain
Portugal

Question 14

Renaissance movement

Answer 14

definition-the period in Europe that began in Italy in the 1300s and lasted into the 1600s, during which art and learning flourished
When the Byzantine Empire fell in 1453, many scholars traveled west with ancient Greek manuscripts.
Then, the printing press was invented in Germany.
Then, it became possible to print many copies of manuscripts.
People could now own and read books.
This breakthrough resulted in a period of artistic and intellectual activity.
The Italian city of Florence became a center of learning and culture.
high impact on
Sweden and Norway
low impact on
Spain and Portugal

Question 15

The Barber of Seville and Tosca

Answer 15

The Barber of Seville is a comic opera by Rossini.
Tosca is a tragic opera by Puccini.

Question 16

Legos

Answer 16

Denmark contributes to the Lego company.
creating toys since the late 1940s

Question 17

Daily life in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

Answer 17

high quality of life
free schools
government covers welfare benefits
high literacy rate
free schools

Question 18

Bullfighting

Answer 18

popular in Spain
controversial because of the violence of the sport and cruelty to the animal

Question 19

Italy after World War II

Answer 19

Italy had one of the weakest economies in Europe after World War II.

Question 20

Whaling industry

Answer 20

in Iceland and Norway
whaling was an essential industry at that time
The population of the whale shrunk to near-extinction
Then, a ban was placed.
Only sometimes the ban was lifted under certain circumstances.
Norway, Iceland, and Japan still hunt for whatles

Question 21

Norway

Answer 21

Oslo

Question 22

Sweden

Answer 22

Stockholm

Question 23

Finland

Answer 23

Helsinki

Question 24

Denmark

Answer 24

Copenhagen

Question 25

Iceland

Answer 25

Reykjavik

Question 26

Armenian Genocide

Answer 26

During the war, the Ottoman Turks accused an ethnic minority living in their empire, called the Armenians. forced into camp to work till death The mass murder of vast numbers of an ethnic or cultural group is called genocide.

Question 27

Karl Marx

Answer 27

a German philosopher His writings remade Russia into a communist state.

Question 28

Bolshevik Revolution

Answer 28

The Russian Communist Party Led by Vladimir Lenin Seized power in Russia

Question 29

Communism-

Answer 29

system of government in which the government controls the way goods and services are provided

Question 30

NATO (what is its purpose)

Answer 30

North Atlantic Treaty Organization any attack on a member of NATO is an attack on all of the members

Question 31

Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 31

in October 1962 after leaving, the Soviets sent missiles to Cuba The US set up a naval blockade

Question 32

Mikhail Gorbachev

Answer 32

Soviet leader in the 1980s last leader of the Soviet Union He was a part of Glasnost and Perestroika. He was disliked by a group, so they captured him and eventually released him. When his reign was over, the Soviet Union was dissolved.

Question 33

Removal of the Berlin Wall (what did it symbolize)

Answer 33

in Germany The Berlin Wall that separated West and East Berlin was torn down. By the next year, East and West Germany were reunited.

Question 34

Soviet Union collapse (when and why)

Answer 34

1991, and because of economic issues