chapter 13 west-central europe. the plain that stretches from the atlantic into eastern europe the...
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Chapter 13 West-Central Europe
The plain that stretches from the Atlantic into Eastern Europe
The North European Plain
The highest mountains in Europe
The Alps
The language and the name of France comes from these
people
The Franks
The greatest ruler of the Franks was:
Charlemagne
The Norman ruler who conquered England was
William the Conqueror
The government of France is a
Republic (w/ a parliament and elected president)
The French general that took over most of Europe; then was
overthrown and exiled
Napoleon
The type of art that the French created in the 1800’s was
Impressionism
This country has about 20% of its land below sea level
The Netherlands
Home to many international organizations
Belgium
A wall was used to separate the East from the west here
Berlin
A type of government that has a central government and a republican
form with states or districts
Federal Republic
This monk started protesting against the Catholic church
Martin Luther
The neutral country of West-Central Europe
Switzerland
The other name for the “prime minister” in Germany
Chancellor
The military alliance in Europe with the US and
Canada
NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization
The European Union’s money is called the :
Euro