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World Cultures Europe

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






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






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






4. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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






7. Separate communites






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






9. People concerned with the quality of the environment






10. Payment for damages






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






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






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






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






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






16. A movement to value reason and question tradition






17. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






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






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






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






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






23. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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






26. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






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






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






30. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






31. People who flee to another country for safety






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






33. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






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






35. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






37. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






40. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






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






43. People concerned with the quality of the environment






44. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






45. Large banks of earth and stone






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






47. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






48. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






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