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World Cultures Europe

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1. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






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






5. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






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






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






9. Separate communites






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






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






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






13. Payment for damages






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






15. People who flee to another country for safety






16. Treaty which set up the European Union






17. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






19. France's capital






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






21. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






23. The result of melting snow and ice






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






25. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






26. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






27. People who flee to another country for safety






28. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






29. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






31. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






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






34. Treaty which set up the European Union






35. A strong north word from the Alps






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






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






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






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






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






41. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






42. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






44. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






45. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






46. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






48. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






49. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






50. Payment for damages