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World Cultures Europe

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






2. Separate communites






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






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






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






6. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






7. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






10. Separate communites






11. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






13. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






15. France's capital






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






17. A strong north word from the Alps






18. Gradual warming of the Earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect






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






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






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






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






23. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






24. Large banks of earth and stone






25. Payment for damages






26. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






27. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






28. The result of melting snow and ice






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






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






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






32. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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






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






36. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






37. People who flee to another country for safety






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






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






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






41. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






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






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






45. People concerned with the quality of the environment






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






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






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






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






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