1) Where did the industrial Revolution begin and to where did it spread? It started in Britain, and spread to, Belgium, France, Germany, and the United States. 

2) What are some characteristics of governments in Northern Europe? Well, Britain's government is a monarchy that also has a parliament. 

3) How did conquest influence the languages spoken in Northern Europe? When Germanic tribes migrated to the Scandinavian Peninsula and the British Isles, they pouched the previous inhabitants north west. 

4) How did the industrial Revolution spur the growth of the British Empire? It motivated Britain's empire building. 

5) How did the Reformation affect Northern Europe? It caused different churches and countries to break apart to different beliefs.

6) Who are some important writers from Northern Europe? William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Charlotte Bronte, and James Joyce. 

7) What Northern European country did not join the EU?  Why? Norway didn't join the EU because it didn't want to risk loosing any of its Independence or Economy.

8) What was the Magna Carta?  Why is it important? A document that inspired such political ideas as trial by and no taxation without representation. 

9) What are the countries of Northern Europe? United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.