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World Cultures Europe

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






2. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






4. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






6. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






7. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






10. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






11. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






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






14. Treaty which set up the European Union






15. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






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






18. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






20. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






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






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






23. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






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






26. A strong north word from the Alps






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






28. Payment for damages






29. Separate communites






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






39. People who flee to another country for safety






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






41. A movement to value reason and question tradition






42. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






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






45. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






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






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






50. Large banks of earth and stone