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World Cultures Europe

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1. Also known as the Great European Plain






2. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






3. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






4. Separate communites






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






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






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






8. Payment for damages






9. France's capital






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






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






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






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






14. Payment for damages






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






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






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






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






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






20. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






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






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






24. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






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






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






28. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






29. France's capital






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






31. People who flee to another country for safety






32. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






34. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






36. Large banks of earth and stone






37. Treaty which set up the European Union






38. A movement to value reason and question tradition






39. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






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






42. A strong north word from the Alps






43. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






44. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






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






47. The result of melting snow and ice






48. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






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