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World Cultures Europe

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1. Focusing on accurately depicting the details of everyday life






2. Mountain system formed by glaciation and folding






3. People who flee to another country for safety






4. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






5. Soil that is permanently frozen below the surface






6. The result of melting snow and ice






7. Payment for damages






8. The process in which glaciers formed and spread






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






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






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






12. Large banks of earth and stone






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






14. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






15. A strong north word from the Alps






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






17. Long - narrow - steep-sided inlets






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






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






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






21. Also known as the Great European Plain






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






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






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






25. A movement to value reason and question tradition






26. People concerned with the quality of the environment






27. Hot - dry winds from North Africa






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






29. The manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment






30. People who flee to another country for safety






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






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






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






34. Separate communites






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Countries that provide healthcare programs funded by governments






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






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






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






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