Objectives Identify Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary on a
blank map.
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Terms and Places Carpathians are the U- shaped mountains of
central Europe. Migration is the movement of large groups of
people. The Danube is a long river through central and eastern
Europe. Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic.
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Czech Slovakia Hungary Austria Germany Poland Ukraine Romania
Here are their neighbors: Serbia Croatia Slovenia
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First, the Huns are not related to most other Europeans. Most
Europeans belong to a group called The Indo-Europeans. They arrived
in Europe two to three thousand years ago. Two important facts
stand out about Hungarians.
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The Huns came later under their leader Attila the Hun. They
were a horse-riding people from the steppes, or great plains.
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The Huns invaded Europe in the 400s AD. The Huns were able to
defeat the Europeans because they had invented the stirrup. The
stirrup allows the rider to shoot from the saddle.
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Mounted archery is still a respected sport among them today. At
the end of the 800s, the Hungarians came to live where they are
now.
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The second important fact about Hungary is that it used to be
much larger.
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This map shows Hungary and its neighbors. Here is where
Hungarians actually live. These people arent recent immigrants:
Their ancestors lived in the same places. Hungary lost these lands
and much more after it lost the First World War. The Treaty of
Trianon gave these lands to their neighbors.
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Russia Carpathian Mountains Czech Slovakia Hungary The
Carpathian Mountains are generally old, green hills, but there are
still some rugged, rocky parts.
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What is the capital of Hungary?
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Which country is Hungary? Hungary
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Please read Resources of Eastern Europe. World Studies: Europe
and Russia. Pearson-Prentice-Hall, 2005. pgs. 29-32.