COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACAN

SECUNDARIA

GUIA FINAL DE “SOCIAL STUDIES” (EUROPE AND RUSSIA)

                                                                                                                                                                                  

-UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. Spain and Portugal occupy the  BALKAN / IBERIAN  Peninsula.

2. The Greeks created  NATIONALISM /  DEMOCRACY, which inspired the government we have today.

3. Today, nearly everyone in Greece belongs to the CATHOLIC / ORTHODOX  church.

4. In the 1920s, Italy became a dictatorship under BENITO MUSSOLINI / GIUSSEPPE GARIBALDI.

5. Portugal is a REPUBLIC / MONARCHY with elected leaders.

 

-CHOOSE THE WORD FOR EACH SENTENCE FROM THE BOX.

 

           

 

1.    The strong patriotic feelings for a country is named _____________________________________.

 

2.    The ______________________________________an independent state located within Rome.

 

3.    The spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church is the _________________________________.

 

4.    The part of Italy that has a strong economy and major industrial centers is__________________________.

 

5.    ______________________________is a island at Italy´s southern tip.

 

6.    _____________________________is the largest city in southern Italy and a busy port.

 

7.    ____________________________is a worldwide center for fashion design.

 

8.    The _________________________was a period of great creativity in Europe.

 

9.    _____________________________was the leader who joined forces with Hitler in World War II.

 

10. ____________________________is Italy´s capital.

 

 

 

 

-CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER AND WRITE THE LETTER ON THE LINE.                                                                   .                                                                                                                            

__________1. What are two central elements of Greek culture?

a. church and family.                                                b. family and politics.

__________ 2. In the 1800s, Greece became a monarchy after…                                                                                      

a. overthrowing the Turks.                                        b. conquering Spain.

__________3. The head of the Roman Catholic Church lives in…                                                                                         

a. Vatican City.                                                         b. Rome.

__________ 4. Why is southern Italy poorer than northern Italy?

a. It has less industry.                                              b. It has no tourism.

__________ 5. What is the westernmost peninsula in Europe?

a. Iberia.                                                                   b. Balkan.

__________ 6. Architecture in Spain is influenced by…

a. Spain´s Muslim past.                                           b. the Italians.

__________ 7. Two important crops in Portugal are…

a. grapes and cork.                                                  b. pineapples and tomatoes

__________ 8. What are the highest mountains in Europe?

a. the Alps.                                                              b. The Pyrenees.

__________ 9. What form of government returned to Greece in 1974?

a. democracy.                                                          b. monarchy.

__________ 10. What influences the beginning of the Renaissance?

a. Nationalism swept through Italy.                          b. Rich merchants supported artists.

-MATCH THE COLUMNS, WRITE THE CORRECT NUMBER THE CORRECT NUMBER IN PARENTHESIS.

 

 

 

a) Country allied with Germany during both world wars.  (          )

b) Leader who spoke of an iron curtain dividing Europe. (          )

c) Conflict that began soon after World War II ended.      (          )

d) Country where ethnic conflicts were resolved peacefully                                                                                    by forming two countries. (          )

e) The main economic cause of World War II. ­(          )

f) Country that split into five separate countries following                                                                                            years of civil wars. (          )

g) Style of fighting in which each side fights from deep ditches. (          )      

h) Competition between countries for superior weapons. (          )

i) Country that dropped out of World War I in 1917 after sustaining                                                                                     heavy damage. (          )

j) An alliance among Western countries to protect each other if                                                                                      attacked.          (          )

- Multiple choice. Write the letter of the best response.                                   

1. The dictator of the Soviet Union who spied on his own citizens was: __________.

A. Adolf Hitler.               B. Joseph Stalin.               C. Mikhail Gorbachev.

2. Which of the following came before World War II? __________.

A. European Union.     B. United Nations.     C. Communism.

3. Which country was created when Yugoslavia broke up in the 1900s? __________.

A. Slovenia.          B. Czech Republic.          C. Slovakia.

4. Benito Mussolini made himself Italy´s dictator in: __________.

A. the 1880s.          B. the 1920s.          C. the 1940s.

 

-READ EACH SENTENCE AND UNDERLINE THE CORRECT  WORD THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.

 

1.  The Renaissance / Enlightenment was also known as the Age of Reason because of its focus on reason.

 

2. Martin Luther was one of the first leaders of the Reformation / Catholic Reformation.

 

3. The English Bill of Rights / Declaration of Independence is a document that lists the rights of Parliament and of the people.

 

4. The Industrial Revolution / Age of Exploration was a period of rapid growth in machine-made goods.

 

5. The Middle Ages / Renaissance was a period of creativity that lasted from about 1350 through the 1500s.