APEURO Lecture 1A Mrs. Kray (some slides taken from Susan Pojer ) APEURO Lecture 1A Mrs. Kray (some slides taken from Susan Pojer )
#1 - Globalization Definition: Goods and resources in one area became accessible to all European scientific, technological, and political advances fueled this movement
#2 - Democratization Ideals of representative gov’t and guarantees of rights After the Fr. Revolution these became a standard by which regimes were judged –Also provided an agenda for revolutionaries everywhere
#3 - Modernization Definition: “contemporary” or “up-to-date” Trends associated with modernism include: –Mass political culture based on appeals to popular will –Secular and scientific view of the world –Cultural movements associated with self- expression, the subconscious, and personal identity –Economic systems based on mechanization, mass production, and marketing –Global transportation and communication networks
Greek Civilization Considered founders of Western Civilization Plato and Aristotle established important principles and knowledge that dominated all academic fields until the 16 th c. City-states Emphasis in art and architecture on balance, symmetry, and order
Roman Civilization Initial importance lay in spreading Greek ideas to the remainder of Europe Ability to centralize power and establish uniform legal code across a vast expanse of territory Distinctly urban culture Many Europeans wanted to recover the peace and stability of the Pax Romana
Extent of the Roman Empire
Christianity Europe = heartland of Christian religion Created belief in individual immortality and a moral structure that transcended the “earthly” world Notion that each individual is “created in the image of God” has often acted as a check on absolutist tendencies in politics and provided a moral basis for law and society Scholasticism – pagan ideas governing logic and the natural world were synthesized into Christian dogma to explain divine truths Caesaropapism – idea that political and spiritual were fused in the same person –Two authorities developed separately in Latin Christendom –Led to repeated controversies
The High Middle Ages, Feudalism –relationship between the lord and vassal were based on specific contractual obligations of loyalty and protection –Society became divided between nobles, peasants, and clergy Guilds –an association of merchants and craftsmen. –Provided that work should be done by reliable and experienced people – Provided a means of vocational education
Europe as a Queen Munster, 1588 Europe as a Queen Munster, 1588
Europe’s Latitude v. US
Former Soviet Region Compared in Latitude & Area with the United States
Satellite View of Europe
3,800 square miles
REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS REGIONSREGIONSREGIONSREGIONS
Continents by Size (sq. km.) Asia44,579,000Africa30,065,000 North America 24,256,000 South America 17,819,000 Antarctica13,209,000 Europe Europe9,938,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) Oceania (incl. Australia) 7,687,000
World Population by Continents Asia3,737,000,000 Africa823,000,000 Europe729,000,000 North America 486,000,000 South America 351,000,000 Oceania (incl. Australia) Oceania (incl. Australia) 31,000,000 Antarctica no permanent population
Population Density [People Per Square Mile] Belgium336.82Mexico52.15 Japan United States India336.62World14.42 United Kingdom Norway14.42 Italy192.96Canada 3.36 France108.09Russia 8.61
Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? Europe: A Peninsula of Peninsulas? OROR A Peninsula of Asia?
Europe: An Asian Peninsula?
Northern Peninsulas Jutland Peninsula Scandinavian Peninsula
Southern Peninsulas Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula Balkan Peninsula Anatolean Peninsula Crimean Peninsula
PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas PeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulasPeninsulas Scandinavian Pen. Jutland Pen. Iberian Pen. Italian Pen.Balkan Pen. Anatolean Pen. Crimean Pen. Peloponnesian Pen.
What’s the answer ??
B o d i e s of W a t e r B o d i e s of W a t e r Mediterranean Sea North Sea Atlantic Ocean Baltic Sea Black Sea Aegean Sea Adriatic Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Bay of Biscay Strait of Gibraltar Dardanelles Strait Arctic Ocean English Channel Caspian Sea
The Mediterranean Sea: Mare Nostrum e 2,400 miles long & 1,000 miles wide e “Crossroads of 3 Continents” Caesarea on the Israeli coast Strait of Gibraltar & the “Pillars of Hercules”
RiversRiversRiversRivers RiversRiversRiversRivers Danube R. Seine R. Rhine R. Loire R. Po R. Tiber R. Tagus R. Thames R. Elbe R. Oder R. Vistula R. Dnieper R. Volga R. Don R. Ebro R.
The Danube River 1770 miles
The Danube River Flows through the 12 countries of Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Ukraine. Where Buda & Pest Meet Biking Along the Danube
The Volga River e The longest river in Europe --> 2,300 miles.
The Volga River e The river is so polluted that the sturgeon catch has been decreased by 60%.
Why are most of the capitals of Europe on major rivers??
Capitals on the Rivers (1) Paris, right bank of the Seine London on the Thames Prague on the Vltava Budapest on the Danube
Capitals on the Rivers (2) Berlin on the Spree Moscow on the Moscow River Rome on the Tiber Vienna on the Danube
What’s the answer ??
Answer:Answer: They are Europe’s lifeline!
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ElevationElevation Alps Carpathians Caucasus Urals Pyrennes Apennines
The Alps e Cover most of Switzerland, Austria, and parts of Italy and France.
Mt. Blanc in the Alps e Highest mountain in the Alps: 15,771 feet
The Caucasus Mountains e The origin of the word Caucasian.
Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains e Home of Vlad Tepeš, the Drakul (“Count Dracula”)
Ural Mountains: “The Great Divide” e Divides the European and Asian sections of Russia miles
The Ural Mountains
PlainsPlainsPlainsPlains PlainsPlainsPlainsPlains Northern European Plain Steppes Siberian Lowlands