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World Cultures Europe

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1. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






2. Division of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile with each other






3. Organizations in which farmers share in growing and selling products - reduce costs and increase profits






4. Destructive masses of ice - snow - and rock sliding down mountainsides






5. Payment for damages






6. A group of French painters who moved outdoors to capture immediate experiences - or 'impressions' of the natural world






7. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






8. Period of time that lasted from 500 A.D. to 1500 A.D. - known as the period between ancient and modern times






9. Division of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile with each other






10. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






11. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






12. A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence






13. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings - forests - and crops - and kills wildlife






14. Large banks of earth and stone






15. A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence






16. A movement to value reason and question tradition






17. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






18. A fine - rich wind-borne soil left by glaciers






19. The mass murder of more than 6 million European Jews






20. The commercial center of Belgium and the administrative center for the European Union






21. Destructive masses of ice - snow - and rock sliding down mountainsides






22. Low-lying area from which seawater has been drained to create new farmland






23. Transformed manufacturing in Europe by replacing human labor with machines






24. A series of brutal religious wars to win Palestine - the birthplace of Christianity - from Muslim rule






25. A philosophy that called for economic equality and ownership of resources by workers






26. A strong north word from the Alps






27. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






28. A philosophy that called for economic equality and ownership of resources by workers






29. France's capital






30. Separate communites






31. Wet or dry acid pollution that falls to the ground






32. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






33. Style in the late 1700s that focused on emotions - stirring historical events - and the struggles of individuals






34. The manufacture of high-end electronics or specialty tools






35. Large banks of earth and stone






36. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






37. Europe's period of artisitic and intellectual achievement that began in the 1300s in Italy






38. Treaty which set up the European Union






39. Group of countries whose goal is a united Europe in which goods - services - and workers can move freely among member countries






40. Also known as the Great European Plain






41. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






42. A power struggle between the Soviet-controlled Communist world and the non-Communist world






43. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






44. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






45. Gradual warming of the Earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






46. A way of farming in dry areas that produces crops without any irrigation and relies on farming methods that conserve soil moisture






47. A movement to value reason and question tradition






48. A religious movement of the 1500s that lessened the power of the Roman Catholic Church and introduced Protestantism to Europe






49. People who flee to another country for safety






50. The commercial center of Belgium and the administrative center for the European Union