europe culture honors world geography. culture irish/british ireland & g. britain share many...
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EuropeCulture
Honors World Geography
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CultureIrish/British
• Ireland & G. Britain share many cultural features
• Cultural Similarities of British/Irish Culture:– Social life is often centered around local eateries (1)
• Pubs
– Popular sports include soccer, rugby, cricket (2)
– English is the main language (3)• Some Irish speak Gaelic
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Culture Irish/British continued
• Ireland/Britain differ --- How?– Both countries are democracies but, Ireland is a
republic w/ a President & G. Britain is a constitutional monarchy (1)• Constitutional monarchy: king/queen is a head of state,
but a parliament led by a prime minister serves as the lawmaking branch of gov’t
– Religious differences (2)• Majority of Ireland is Catholic• Majority of G. Britain/United Kingdom is Protestant
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London, England• Largest city & capital of the United Kingdom
• A cultural & financial center of Europe
• Visitors can see historic buildings like:– Buckingham Palace– Big Ben
• Heathrow Airport is one of the world’s busiest travel centers– Ties London to cities around the world
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French Culture
• France has a strong cultural identity unified by language & religion
• Majority religion is Roman Catholic
• French gov’t spends money to promote French culture & language
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France vs the U.S.
• In the past, France/U.S. have long, friendly relationship
• Some French people worry that the American culture has too much influence– Believe traditional French culture has been ruined
by American fast food, media, slang
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Paris, France
• Considered to be a primate city– Primate city: one that ranks 1st & dominates a
country in terms of population & economy– Reason Paris is a primate city:• Paris is the center of banking, business,
communications, education, gov’t & transportation
• Paris is the center of the fashion world
• Major tourism industry
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Culture/Benelux Countries
• Benelux Countries include:– The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
• Dutch & Flemish (dialect of Dutch) are the main languages
• Brussels, Belgium– Europe’s most cosmopolitan city• Cosmopolitan city: one that is characterized by many
foreign influences• Antwerp, Belgium --- major diamond industry• Belgium chocolate popular
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Spanish Culture• Main religion: Roman Catholic• Main feature of many Spanish towns is a plaza
– Serve as social gathering places
• Most Spanish speak Castilian Spanish– Castilian Spanish is derived from a region around Madrid
• Moorish influences can be seen in Spain– Moors were a group of Islamic people from North Africa that
occupied Spain for about 800 years– Seen in architecture
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Italian Culture
• Main religion: Roman Catholic• Birthplace of the Renaissance:– French word meaning “rebirth– Describes the renewed interest in learning that
spread throughout Europe from the 1300’s-1500’s• Time period was important b/c:
• it had the development of a specific style of architecture, painting, sculpture, music, literature, etc.