Tour de Europe

1. Tour de Europe Do you know what these landmarks are and where they are located?

2. Architecture Definition: art of designing and constructing buildings Milan Cathedral in Italy Cologne Cathedral in Germany Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Russia Notre Dame de Paris Cathedrals are an example of architecture that reflects religion as an aspect of culture.

3. ReligionEurope is predominantly Christian with the North being predominantly Protestant, the south being Catholic and the east being Orthodox. Christianity spread throughout the Middle Ages. or·tho·dox : accepted as true or correct by most people : supporting or believing what most people think is true : accepting and closely following the traditional beliefs and customs of a religion Orthodox : of or relating to the Orthodox Church

4. Industrial Revolution Europe’s Industrial Revolution began in the 1700’s. During this time people were using machines and creating new ways to increase the amount of work that could be done in a shorter period of time. What is a textile? It is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers often referred to as thread or yarn.

5. Steam Power With Europe’s Industrial Revolution, steam power was invented and utilized to power textile mills, riverboats, and trains. The Industrial Revolution contributed to an immense amount of economic growth, this allowed citizens to become more self sufficient and almost every aspect of their daily life was influenced in some way.

6. Factory System use of machines, unskilled workers, standardization, and interchangeable parts. With the factory system came CHILD LABOR. Children worked for less, were able to work longer hours, their eye sight was better and their tiny hands allowed them to produce more. No laws were in place to protect the children at this time. Deaths occurred as well as sickness from the poor working conditions.

7. Migration and Urbanization Farmers relied less on people to grow and harvest crops and relied more on machines. People who were no longer needed in rural areas moved to urban areas to find work in factories and stores.

8. The EU is a unique economic and political partnership between 28 European countries that together cover much of the continent. The EU was created in the aftermath of the Second World War. The first steps were to foster economic cooperation: the idea being that countries who trade with one another become economically interdependent and so more likely to avoid conflict. The result was the European Economic Community (EEC), created in 1958, and initially increasing economic cooperation between six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Since then, a huge single market has been created and continues to develop towards its full potential. European Union After the fall of the Soviet Union , Europe created the European Union. Their goal was to have all of Europe united and become a United States of Europe. They use the Euro as their common currency.

9. Central and Eastern Europe Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) is an OECD term for the group of countries comprising Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and the three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Baltic Sea Where is the Baltic Sea located?

10. Western Europe Western Europe is the region comprising the westerly countries of Europe. While the term has a geographic context, another main definition developed during the Cold War (approx. 1945-1991) to describe the countries associated with the Western European Union . People in the Netherlands are called “Dutch”