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World Cultures Europe

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






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






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






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






5. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






7. Payment for damages






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






9. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






11. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






12. Separate communites






13. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






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






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






17. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






18. Payment for damages






19. The result of melting snow and ice






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






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






22. Separate communites






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






24. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






25. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






27. People concerned with the quality of the environment






28. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






29. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






30. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






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






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






34. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






43. People who flee to another country for safety






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






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






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






47. Large banks of earth and stone






48. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






50. France's capital