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World Cultures Europe

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






2. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






3. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






5. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






6. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






7. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






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






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






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






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






13. People who flee to another country for safety






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






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






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






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






18. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






19. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






21. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






24. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






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






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






27. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






29. The result of melting snow and ice






30. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






31. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






33. France's capital






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






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






36. Separate communites






37. A movement to value reason and question tradition






38. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






41. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






42. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The result of melting snow and ice