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World Cultures Europe

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1. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






2. The result of melting snow and ice






3. Also known as the Great European Plain






4. Payment for damages






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






6. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






8. France's capital






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






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






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






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






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






21. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






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






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






25. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






26. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






27. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






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






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






31. France's capital






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






33. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






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






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






38. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






40. Payment for damages






41. Treaty which set up the European Union






42. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






44. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






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






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






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






50. A movement to value reason and question tradition