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World Cultures Europe

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1. A strong north word from the Alps






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






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






4. France's capital






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






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






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






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






9. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






10. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






11. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






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






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






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






17. Separate communites






18. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






20. Treaty which set up the European Union






21. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






22. People who flee to another country for safety






23. Payment for damages






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






25. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






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






28. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






29. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






31. Large banks of earth and stone






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






33. Also known as the Great European Plain






34. The result of melting snow and ice






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






36. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






38. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






39. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






40. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






42. People who flee to another country for safety






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






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






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






46. France's capital






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






48. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






50. Hot - dry winds from North Africa