1. Ancient Athens left the idea of democratic government.
2. The empires of Spain and Portugal had established colonies in the Americas and spread their religion of Catholicism and their languages all around the world.
3. Spain had a conflict with the Basques because they gave them self-rule, but there were some who wanted to be completely independent and started to fight for it.
4. The reformation created new cultural divisions because Christians split from their church to form Protestant churches. This created a new religion and rivalry between the Catholic and Protestant churches.
5. Nationalism led to conflicts because people wanted their own countries which caused power struggles, like with Napoleon and Hitler.
6. Germany and Austria are famous for the artistic legacy of Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart, all great musicians. They also had great oil painters and artists who paved the way for modern art like Claude Monet.
7. The Vikings were people from the Nordic countries. They did hit and run raids on people.
8. Britain was able to build its empire because it is on an island so they could see potential enemies and attackers coming from many miles a way. This also gave it a strong navy.
9. Independent nation-states developed later in Eastern Europe because of so much cultural diversity.
10. Under Communist rule the Eastern European economy wasn't as strong because the factories were being told what they had to produce, there were good shortages, pollution from factories, outdated technology, no trading with other countries.
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