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World Cultures Europe

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1. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






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






4. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






5. A strong north word from the Alps






6. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






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






9. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






10. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






11. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






13. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






14. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






15. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






16. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






17. Payment for damages






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Payment for damages






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. People who flee to another country for safety






35. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






37. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






38. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






39. Separate communites






40. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






41. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






42. Treaty which set up the European Union






43. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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






46. The result of melting snow and ice






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






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






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






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