REE 301 Midterm Study Guide
Identify the countries of Central/Eastern Europe whose main religion was Orthodox
Christianity (12 total). - ANS-Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Greece, Belarus, Serbia,
Bulgaria, Moldova, Georgia, North Macedonia, Cyprus, and Montenegro.
Identify the countries of Central/Eastern Europe whose main religion was Catholic
Christianity (7 total). - ANS-Andora, Austria, Belarus (west), Bosnia, Hungary, Croatia,
Poland.
Identify the countries of Central/Eastern Europe which are predominantly Muslim (8
total). - ANS-Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Herzegovinia, Kazakhstan
(the Balkans mainly).
Which languages are Slavic (12 total)? - ANS-Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech,
Slovak, Polish, Sorbian, Slovenian, Bosnian/Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian.
Which languages are Baltic (2 total)? - ANS-Latvian & Lithuanian.
Which languages are Romance (2 total)? - ANS-Romanian & Lindo.
Which languages are non-Indo-European (16 total)? - ANS-Romani, Armenian, Turkish,
Azeri, Gagauz, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Kirgiz, Uyghur, Hungarian, Estonian,
Georgian, Laz, Megrelian, & Svan.
What is the Balkan Sprachbund? - ANS-The phenomenon where a lot of the nations in
the Balkan region have languages with similar grammar, phonology, syntax, etc. This is
because of a similar culture & history.
Which languages use the Latin alphabet (5 total)? - ANS-The Baltic languages, Poland,
Hungary, Czech Republic, and Romania.
Which languages use the Cyrillic (5 total)? - ANS-Russian, Bulgarian, North
Macedonian, Ukrainian, and Serbian.
Why do some languages use Cyrillic and some use the Latin alphabet? - ANS-Because
of the split between the Orthodox & the Catholic churches.
When & where was Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech? - ANS-1946; Fulton, Missouri.
Identify the countries of Central/Eastern Europe whose main religion was Orthodox
Christianity (12 total). - ANS-Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Greece, Belarus, Serbia,
Bulgaria, Moldova, Georgia, North Macedonia, Cyprus, and Montenegro.
Identify the countries of Central/Eastern Europe whose main religion was Catholic
Christianity (7 total). - ANS-Andora, Austria, Belarus (west), Bosnia, Hungary, Croatia,
Poland.
Identify the countries of Central/Eastern Europe which are predominantly Muslim (8
total). - ANS-Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Herzegovinia, Kazakhstan
(the Balkans mainly).
Which languages are Slavic (12 total)? - ANS-Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech,
Slovak, Polish, Sorbian, Slovenian, Bosnian/Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian.
Which languages are Baltic (2 total)? - ANS-Latvian & Lithuanian.
Which languages are Romance (2 total)? - ANS-Romanian & Lindo.
Which languages are non-Indo-European (16 total)? - ANS-Romani, Armenian, Turkish,
Azeri, Gagauz, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Kirgiz, Uyghur, Hungarian, Estonian,
Georgian, Laz, Megrelian, & Svan.
What is the Balkan Sprachbund? - ANS-The phenomenon where a lot of the nations in
the Balkan region have languages with similar grammar, phonology, syntax, etc. This is
because of a similar culture & history.
Which languages use the Latin alphabet (5 total)? - ANS-The Baltic languages, Poland,
Hungary, Czech Republic, and Romania.
Which languages use the Cyrillic (5 total)? - ANS-Russian, Bulgarian, North
Macedonian, Ukrainian, and Serbian.
Why do some languages use Cyrillic and some use the Latin alphabet? - ANS-Because
of the split between the Orthodox & the Catholic churches.
When & where was Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech? - ANS-1946; Fulton, Missouri.
