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World Cultures Europe

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1. France's capital






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






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






4. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






5. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






6. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






7. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






8. Treaty which set up the European Union






9. Also known as the Great European Plain






10. Payment for damages






11. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






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






14. People who flee to another country for safety






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






16. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






18. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






21. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






22. The result of melting snow and ice






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






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






25. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






27. A strong north word from the Alps






28. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






31. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






32. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






33. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






35. Separate communites






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






37. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






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






41. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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