World Geography vocabulary Europe – Flashcards
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fjords
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a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes
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peat
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partially decayed plant matter found in bogs
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polder
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land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking and draining
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seaworks
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a structure used to control the sea's destructive impact of human life
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city-state
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an autonomous political unit made up of a ity and its surrounding lands
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crusades
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a series of wars launched by European Christians in 1096 to capture the Holy Land from the muslims
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renaissance
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a time of renewed interest in learning and the arts that lasted from the 14th-16th centuries, began in Italian city-state and spread north to all Europe
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aqueduas
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a structure that carries water over long distances
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reformation
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a movement in Westward Europe beginning in 1517, when many Christians broke away from the Catholic church and started protestant churches; this leadto mutual hostility and religious wars that tore apart Europe
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feudalism
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political system privialing in Europe form about the 9th century to 15th in which a king allowed nobles the use of his land in exchange for their military services and protection
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nationalsim
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belief that people should be loyal to their nation, the people with whom they share land, culture, and history
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berlin wall
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wall created by East Germany in 1961 to cut the capital on Berlin in two, and later desmamted in 1989
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holocaust
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the Nazi program of mass murder of European Jews during WWII
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parliament
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a representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed and in which legislative and executive functions are combined
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cultural crossroads
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a place where various cultural cross paths
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euro
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a common currency proposed by Europe and Asia
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satellite nations
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a nation dominated by another country
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folk art
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handmade iteams such as pottery, woodwork,and traditional costumes, produced by rural people with traditional lifestyles, instead of by professional artists
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anti-semistism
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descriminating against Jewish people
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ethinic cleansing
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the policy of trying to eleminate an ethnic group
