STUDY GUIDE for Culture Assessment

1. Where is Catholicism mostly practiced?  Southern Europe, Western Europe, and southern part of central Europe (know some of the countries in that area!!!)
2. What is the most practiced religion in the UK? Protestantism
3. What is monotheism? Belief in one God
4. What does Christianity have its roots in? in Judaism
5. What book do Muslims believe contains the word of Allah? Qur’an
6. What is the hajj?  Is the journey that a Muslim makes to Mecca
7. Who do Christians believe is the Messiah?  Jesus
8. What is the Torah?  The Jewish Holy book
9. What was Chernobyl?  A nuclear plant in Pripyat Ukraine
10. Where did it happen?  Ukraine
11. What negative impact did it have? See your notes!!!!!!!
12. What is London Fog?  See your notes!!!!!
13. What do the French and Italian languages have in common?  They both have their roots in Latin, they are both spoke in France and Italy, they are both referred to as the “romance languages”
14. Where is German the official language?  Germany and Austria
15. What is Acid Rain?  See your notes!!!!!!
16. What are 2 negative impacts of acid rain?  See your notes!!!!!
17. What is cultural diffusion?  When culture is spread by people who move from place to place (they bring their language, customs, and traditions with them) and blend with other cultures
18. What are the 3 modern Slavonic languages?  Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian
19. Where is Islam mostly practiced in Europe?  Balkan Peninsula (know some of the countries in that area!!!)
20. Where does the majority of Jewish population in Europe live?  Western Europe (know some countries in Western Europe)