History of Switzerland

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/history-of-switzerland

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How many people live in History of Switzerland?Approximately 8.7 million (as of recent estimates)
2. How big is History of Switzerland?41,285 square kilometers (15,940 square miles)
3. What is the capital of History of Switzerland?Bern
4. What is the founding of modern state?1848, following the adoption of the federal constitution
5. What is the economic pillars?Banking, finance, pharmaceuticals, watchmaking, precision instruments, and tourism
6. What was the Old Swiss Confederacy and why did it begin?It was a group of independent mountain villages that joined together to protect each other from powerful neighbors like the Habsburgs. The first pact, called the 1291 Federal Charter, shows how they promised to help one another.

Helvetii: An ancient Celtic tribe whose territory largely corresponds to modern Switzerland.
Gallo-Roman Culture: The cultural synthesis resulting from Roman influence on Celtic populations in Gaul.
Alemanni: A confederation of Germanic tribes who settled in the region of modern Switzerland and southwestern Germany.
Old Swiss Confederacy: A historical alliance of Alpine states that gradually gained independence from external powers.