The Congress of Vienna / Map Activity

Name:
Seat
Period
Whitney High School
9th Grade World History
Date:
Map Activity
S. Rosenberg
The Congress of Vienna / Map Activity
Napoleon fought in the wars which bear his name – Napoleonic – for over 20 years. After being
defeated by the Nations of Great Britain, Prussia, Austria, and Russia in the Battle of Leipzig, Napoleon
was exiled and his empire was divided up among the four victors.
The Map of Europe after the Congress of Vienna – represents an attempt to redraw Europe and undo
many of Napoleon’s conquests. You have been asked to follow the steps listed below in recreating a
map of Europe after the Congress of Vienna
Use the map on page 240 in your textbook for this information, or
http://www.worldmapsonline.com/europeaftcongvienna.htm or
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_of_Europe#/media/File:Map_congress_of_vienna.jpg or
http://the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome01/index.php
1. Label the following countries on your map:
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Portugal
Spain
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Sardinia
Saxony
Tuscany
Papal States
Switzerland
Prussia
France
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Denmark
Ottoman Empire
Austrian Empire
Great Britain
Kingdom of Norway and Sweden
Ireland
Russian Empire
Finland
Belgium
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North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
2. Label the following bodies of water on your map:
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Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Black Sea
3. Label the following cities on your map:
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Paris
Amsterdam
London
Vienna
Stockholm
Lisbon
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Rome
Madrid
Copenhagen
Moscow
Berlin
Constantinople / Istanbul
4. With a red colored pencil (very, very aggressive!), draw a thick RED LINE around the German
Confederation
5. Color or shade the map to show the new boundaries of the 5 nations present at the Congress of
Vienna
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Austrian Empire – Shaded RED
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Russian Empire – Shaded GREEN
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Prussia – Shaded ORANGE
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Great Britain – Shaded BLUE
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France – Shaded YELLOW
Your Congress of Vienna Map should be stapled to the back of your directions sheet and turned at the
next class session.