History of European Countries

VOCABULARY 10 (14 – 17) Oppose – actively resist or refuse to comply with (a person or a system Monotheistic – the belief that there is only ONE God Abolish – put an end to; stop Literacy rate – the ability to read and write

Europe’s Diverse Languages  Europe has many different languages spoken all through out the continent.  There are so many languages due to the countries borders changing over the years

  Europe has many diverse religions throughout the countries  Christianity, Judaism, & Islam are the three major religions practiced in the countries  Christianity, Judaism, & Islam are monotheistic, that means they all believe in ONE GOD!!!  Christianity, Judaism, & Islam do not all believe in the same God, just that there is only ONE GOD Europe’s Religions

Literacy Rate Literacy is the ability to read and write Literacy rate are the amount of people in a country that can read and write The higher the literacy rate the better the economy of a nation Economy is the way a country makes money for people to live and survive

Causes of European Exploration Contributions of Prince Henry European Empires Colonization

 PRINCE HENRY  Navigator of Portugal  Started European Exploration  Europeans explored for economic reasons  Wanted foreign natural resource  Wanted to sell their goods in foreign land  Wanted to spread christianity