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World Cultures Europe

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1. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






3. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






5. Also known as the Great European Plain






6. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






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






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






11. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






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






14. Payment for damages






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






16. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






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






19. Separate communites






20. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






22. France's capital






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






24. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






25. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






27. France's capital






28. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






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






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






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






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






34. People who flee to another country for safety






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






36. The result of melting snow and ice






37. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






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






42. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






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






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






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






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






48. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






50. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface