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World Cultures Europe

Subjects : trivia, culture
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1. Transformed manufacturing in Europe by replacing human labor with machines






2. A movement to value reason and question tradition






3. Separate communites






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






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






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






7. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






8. A movement to value reason and question tradition






9. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






10. Raising several kinds of crops and livestock on the same farm






11. A strong north word from the Alps






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






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






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






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






16. An economic system in which owners used profits to expand their companies






17. Foods with genes altered to make them grow bigger or faster or be more resistant to pests






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






19. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






21. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






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






24. Foreigners who work on a temporary basis in a country other than ones in which they are citizens






25. A system in Which monarchs or lords gave them to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty






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






27. Payment for damages






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






29. People who flee to another country for safety






30. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






31. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






32. Treaty which set up the European Union






33. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






35. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






38. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






39. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






40. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






42. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






43. Using natural substances instead of chemicals to increase crop yields






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






45. Foreigners who work on a temporary basis in a country other than ones in which they are citizens






46. A system in Which monarchs or lords gave them to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty






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






48. France's capital






49. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






50. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding