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World Cultures Europe

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1. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






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






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






5. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






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






8. People who flee to another country for safety






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






10. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






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






13. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






15. Payment for damages






16. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






17. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






18. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






20. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






21. Separate communites






22. France's capital






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






24. Large banks of earth and stone






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






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






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






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






29. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






32. France's capital






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






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






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






36. People who flee to another country for safety






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






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






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






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






41. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






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






43. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






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






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






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






48. Large banks of earth and stone






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






50. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface