Language, Religion and Government of Europe Study Guide
- What language family is the most widely spoken in the world and contains English and German?Germanic
- What language family includes Russian?Slavic
- What language family is based on Latin and contains French, Italian and Spanish?Romance
- Who founded Judaism?Abraham
- What is the holy book of Judaism?The Torah
- What are followers of Judaism called?Jews
- Who founded Islam?Muhammad
- What is the holy book of Islam called?Quran or Koran
- What are followers of Islam called?Muslims
- What is the oldest of the three major religions found in Europe?Judaism
- What is the fastest growing religion in the world?Islam
- What is the largest religion in the world today?Christianity
- What is the holy book of Christianity called? The Bible
- What is a Jewish house of worship called?Synagogue
- In which type of democracy do you see a prime minister that heads up the lawmaking body and the government?Parliamentary democracy
- In which type of democracy do you find a president that is head of state and chief executive?Presidential democracy
- What are two examples of federal governments in Europe? Germany and Russia
- What is an example of a confederation in Europe?The European Union or the British Commonwealth of States
- Which branch of the parliament in the UK has the most power?The House of Commons
- Which branch of parliament in the UK has members appointed by the monarch or the House of Lords members? The House of Lords
- What is the lawmaking body of the United Kingdom called? Parliament
- What are the two houses of Parliament in Germany called?The Bundestag and the Bundesrat
- Which of these houses is more powerful and its members are elected by the citizens?Bundestag
- What is the Federal Assembly of Russia?The legislature or lawmaking body of Russia
- Who is the chief executive in the UK?The Prime Minister
- Who is the head of state in the UK?The Monarch
- Who is the head of state in Russia?The President
- How is the prime minister of Russia selected?He is appointed by the president and then approved by the State Duma
- What is the chancellor of Germany?The chief executive of the country
- Which branch of Russia’s Federal Assembly has its members selected by the country’s citizens?The State Duma
***Know all of your vocabulary words.
***Know the different ways governments divide power (unitary, federal, and confederation)
***Know the ways citizens participate in government (autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy)