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World Cultures Europe

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1. People concerned with the quality of the environment






2. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






3. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






4. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






6. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






9. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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






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






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






14. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






15. A strong north word from the Alps






16. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






18. Payment for damages






19. France's capital






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






21. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






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






24. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






26. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






27. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






43. Separate communites






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






45. Payment for damages






46. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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






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






50. Also known as the Great European Plain