The British Isles, Benelux States,
and France
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Byzantine Empire
M.A.I.N.
Imperialism
Romans
Reparations
Renaissance
Alexander the Great
a. humanism, the
enlightenment
b. Spread of Greek culture
c. Spread of Christianity
d. Republican form of
Government
e. Causes of WWI
f. $$$ for war damages
g. Taking over for raw
resources and markets
British Isles: History
• Sequent Occupanceprocess of settlement by
successive groups of people, each
group creating its own, distinctive
cultural landscape
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Celts (Celtic)
Romans
Angles and Saxons
Vikings
William of Normandy
British Isles: History
British Isles: Culture
Use pages 307-308 to create a double bubble map
comparing and contrasting Ireland and Great Britain.
IRELAND
Great
Britain
British Isles: Economy
• Industrial Revolutiontransition to machine based
manufacturing (begins in 1800s)
– 1st railroads & subways
– Textile industry
– G.B. dominates trade
until 1900s
• G.B.-oil, gas, service
industries, tourism
• Ireland- banking,
computers, electronics
The British Isles:
• Read page 297, “The
North Atlantic Drift.”
• What climate factors
allow farming in places
as far north as Sweden
and Iceland?
France: History & Culture
• Influenced by Gauls,
Romans, Franks, and
Vikings
• 90% Roman Catholic
• Paris is a primate city
France: Economy
• Read the “Economy”
section on page 313.
How has France’s
physical geography
influenced its economy
today?
The Benelux States
• What is the European
Union?
• How did the relative
location of the Benelux
States lead to its
creation? (315)
The Benelux States
• Belgium
– Brussels
• HQ for NATO
• HQ for EU
• Netherlands
– The Hague
• International Court of
Justice
• Luxembourg
– High GDP per capita
The Benelux States
• Read “Polders” on page
293.
• Define polder and dike.
• In what other areas of
the world might the
Dutch techniques for
creating polders be
useful?