NORTHERN EUROPE

EASTERN EUROPE
WESTERN EUROPE
SOUTHERN EUROPE
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
FRANCE
SPAIN
SWEDEN
NORWAY
GERMANY
FINLAND
POLAND
ITALY
EIFFEL TOWER
COLOSSEUM
SISTINE CHAPEL
LEANING TOWER
ACROPOLIS &
PARTHENON
 MOSQUE-
CATHEDRAL
BRANDENBURG GATE
CHARLES BRIDGE
CHATEAU DE
CHILLON
THE ALPS
THE PYRENEES
EUROPEAN PLAIN
MT. ETNA
CARPATHIAN MTS.
RIVER THAMES
THE DANUBE
DNIESTER RIVER
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
BLACK SEA
EURASIAN
WOLF
EURASIAN
LYNX
EUROPEAN
BISON
RED DEER
EUROPEAN
BOAR
EUROPEAN
BADGER
 EUROPEAN
GREEN LIZARD
EUROPEAN
VIPER
BLACK
ELDER
CARAWAY
COMMON
JUNIPER
MYOSOTIS
SYLVATICA
 ALTHAEA
OFFICINALIS
ROSE HIP
 LINGUISTIC AND ETHNIC GROUPS
OF EUROPE
“ Greeks developed a civilization
that reached previously
unsurpassed heights of
philosophical inquiry and literary
and artistic expression
 LINGUISTIC AND ETHNIC GROUPS
OF EUROPE
“ Europe’s Celtic languages
expanded at roughly the same
time as Greek and, like Greek, are
represented today only as
remnants
 LINGUISTIC AND ETHNIC GROUPS
OF EUROPE
“ The Romance languages evolved
from Latin, originally the language
of ancient Rome and small district
around it. In the beginning of
Common Era, the Romans subdued
territories.
LINGUISTIC AND ETHNIC GROUPS
OF EUROPE
“ In the middle centuries, the power
of Rome declined, and a
prolonged expansion by Germanic
and Slavic peoples began. The
Germanic languages of Europe
include many tongues other than
German itself.
 LINGUISTIC AND ETHNIC GROUPS
OF EUROPE
“ The Norman Conquest of England
in the11 century established
th

French for a time of the language

of the English court and the upper
classes.
LINGUISTIC AND ETHNIC GROUPS
OF EUROPE
“ Slavic languages, are dominant in
most of Eastern Europe. These
include Russian and Ukrainian. The
primary languages of Europe’s
adjoining region of Russia and other
former republics of Soviet Union.
 EUROPEANS’ RELIGIOUS ROOTS
“ Christianity was embraced as the
faith of the realm by the Emperor
Constantine in the 4th century, and
it became a dominant institution in
the late stages of the empire
 EUROPEANS’ RELIGIOUS ROOTS
“ During the Middle Ages evolved as
a rival to Rome. Eastern Orthodox
Church spread to Greece, Bulgaria,
Romania, Serbia, Montenegro and
Macedonia.
EUROPEANS’ RELIGIOUS ROOTS
“
In the 16th century, Protestant
Reformation took roots in various parts
of Europe. Except for Netherlands,
where a higher Catholic birth rate has
since reversed the balance; Calvinism
and Lutheran Protestantism
 EUROPEANS’ RELIGIOUS ROOTS
“ The faith of Islam has the fastest
growing number of adherents of
any world religion and is the
fastest-growing religion in Europe.
 RISE OF ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT
POPULISTS
“ The answer to the continent’s rapid
aging and growing labor shortages
is to increase immigration—a
visceral issue that has seen populist
parties across Europe garner
millions of votes.
 CAUSE FOR ALARM
“ Since 2000 the United States has
been steaming ahead with
productivity gains of more than 2
percent a year, while Europe is
floundering at barely half that rate.
”
THE DEMOGRAPHIC DILEMMA
“ Inthetheglobalizing
ever-tougher conditions of
world economy,
Europeans know that not even the
continent’s largest countries can
expect to make their voices heard
and advance their own interests.
 EUROPEAN DEBT CRISIS
“ The European debt crisis began
early in 2010 when it appeared that
Greece might default on its loans.