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World Cultures Europe

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1. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






2. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






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






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






6. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






8. Payment for damages






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






10. Treaty which set up the European Union






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






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






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






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






15. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






16. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






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






18. The elevation above which trees cannot grow






19. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






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






22. Winter winds which can trigger avalanches






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






24. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






25. People who flee to another country for safety






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






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






28. France's capital






29. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






31. People concerned with the quality of the environment






32. A movement to value reason and question tradition






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






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






35. Also known as the Great European Plain






36. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






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






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






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






40. People who flee to another country for safety






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






42. Expelling or killing rival ethnic groups in an area






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The process in which glaciers formed and spread