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World Cultures Europe

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1. People concerned with the quality of the environment






2. Large banks of earth and stone






3. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






4. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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






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






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






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






19. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






21. Separate communites






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






23. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






25. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






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






28. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






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






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






32. People who flee to another country for safety






33. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






34. A strong north word from the Alps






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






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






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






38. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






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






40. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






41. Large banks of earth and stone






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






43. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






45. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






48. People who flee to another country for safety






49. Also known as the Great European Plain






50. Hot - dry winds from North Africa