United Kingdom
 Capital-London
 Vocabulary:
o Magna Carta
o Constitution
o Constitutional Monarchy
o Parliament
o Prime Minister
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Explain the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England
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Know the four political divisions that comprise the United Kingdom
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British Parliament
o Comprised of three parts: (know how they are elected and what they do)
 House of Commons
 House of Lords
 Monarchy
o Current Monarchy
British Empire
o Sun Never Sets
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Ireland and Northern Ireland
 Capital- Dublin
 Vocabulary:
o Pagan
o Polytheism
o Viking
o St. Patrick
o Reformation
o Potato Famine

The Reformation
o British were mainly ___________
o Irish were mainly ___________
o Results in discrimination
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Irish War of Independence
o Results in
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Murals
o Reasons for them
France
 Capital-Paris
 Vocabulary:
o Philosophy
o Louvre
o Gothic
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Art Movement
o Impressionism
o Claude Monet
Sweden
 Capital- Stockholm
 Vocabulary:
o Welfare state
o National debt

Know the difference between capitalism, socialism, and communism

Swedish Welfare State
o Who does it benefit and for how long
 “Cradle to Grave”
o Pros and cons
o Difference between United States’ welfare system vs. Sweden’s
 U.S.’s benefits __________________________
 Sweden’s benefits _______________________
Iceland
 Capital- Reykjavik
 Known as the Land of _______ and _______
o Why is it a fitting name?

Explain how geography has impacted Iceland’s culture
Italy
 Capital- Rome
 Two countries are located inside Italy

Two regions of Italy and explain their differences
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Pisa
o Why is it leaning?
o Why else it special?
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Pompeii
o Vesuvius
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Venice
o Unique transportation
o What is happening to the city?
Vatican City
 Capital-Vatican City
 Smallest country
 St. Peter’s Basilica

Sistine Chapel
Germany
 Capital- Berlin
 Home of many “_______________ and Poets”
 Know at least one prominent person from Germany and what they did


Germany’s location
o How did it influence its culture
Explain what happened to Germany after WWII
o Berlin
o Berlin Wall