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World Cultures Europe

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A power struggle between the Soviet-controlled Communist world and the non-Communist world






2. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






4. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






5. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






7. People who flee to another country for safety






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






9. France's capital






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






11. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






12. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






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






15. People who flee to another country for safety






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






17. A strong north word from the Alps






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Large banks of earth and stone






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






26. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






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






28. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






29. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






30. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






31. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






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






34. The result of melting snow and ice






35. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






37. Treaty which set up the European Union






38. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






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






41. Also known as the Great European Plain






42. Payment for damages






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding