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World Cultures Europe

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






2. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






3. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






5. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






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






8. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






10. People who flee to another country for safety






11. Treaty which set up the European Union






12. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






14. Separate communites






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






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






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






18. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






19. People who flee to another country for safety






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






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






22. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Also known as the Great European Plain






30. Separate communites






31. Large banks of earth and stone






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. Also known as the Great European Plain






34. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






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






37. A strong north word from the Alps






38. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






39. The result of melting snow and ice






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






41. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






43. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






45. Payment for damages






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






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






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






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






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