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REE 301 Exam #1 Review (1).
REE 301 Exam #1 Review (1).
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REE 301 Exam #1 ReviewIdentitfy the countries of Central/Eastern Europe whose main religion is Protestant
Christianity - ANS-- Latvia
Give the year and place of Winston Churchill's "iron curtain" speech - ANS-March 5,
1946 at Westminister College, Fulton, Missouri
In a few sentences, summarize the argument in Wolff's Introduction to inventing Eastern
Europe - ANS-Basically, it was that the area known as 'Eastern Europe' was a social
construct, and the qualities given to the region were given by elightenment thinkers as a
way to contrast eastern and eastern Europe. Also, used as a buffer between west and
asia
List 5 historical factors that, according to Ivan T. Berend, were responsible for the
delayed/incomplete development of the region - ANS-- Eastern Europe didn't particpate
in the renaissance
- Eastern Europe didn't participate in the Enlightenment
- Eastern Europe was a largely agraian region and they never got rid of feudalism quick
enough
- The newly independent nations after WWI were not strong enough economically, so
they failed
- The rise of facism in the area also contributed to the "backwardness" of eastern
europe
Give the year of the Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches - ANS-1054
Identify the slavic languages - ANS-South slavic ~
- Slovenian
- Croatian
- Bosnian
- Serbian
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
East slavic ~
- Russian
- Belarusian
- Ukrainian
West slavic ~
, - Sorbian (upper and lower)
- Polish
- Czech
- Slovak
Identify the Baltic languages - ANS-- Galindian
- Old Prussian
- Sudovian
- Skalvian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Selonian
- Semigallian
- Old Curonian (sometimes considered Western
Baltic)
(Don't have to know these, just be able to recognize them)
What does it mean for languages to be genetically related? - ANS-Languages that come
from a common ancestor languages are said to be genetically related
What is the Balkan Sprachbund and why is it important? - ANS-The Balkan Sprachbund
refers to the similarities in slavic languages. It is important because it shows that slavic
languages all descend from the same ancesteral language and reveals the shared
history of the region.
Three important features:
1. Postposed definite article
2. Future based on 'to want
3. Lack of infinitive
"Speech Union"
Which languages of the region use the Latin alphabet? - ANS-- Polish
- Czech
- Slovak
- Bosnian
- Croatian
- Slovenian
Which languages of the region use the Cryllic alphabet? - ANS-- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Belarusian
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