Ch 12-13 Vocabulary World Geography And Cultures Answers – Flashcards
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communism
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an economic system in which all wealth and property is owned by the community as a whole, rather than by private individuals
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Cold War
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a power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States following World War II
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Crusades
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a series of religious wars in which European Christians tried to retake Palestine from Muslim Rule
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Enlightenment
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emphasized the importance of reason and encouraged the questioning of longstanding traditions
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ethnic cleansing
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a policy that allows one group to expel a rival group from a certain area
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European Union
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an organization whose goal is to promote economic and political unity among member countries
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feudalism
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system by which monarchs gave land to nobles in exchange for loyalty
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Holocaust
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the mass killing of more than 6 million European Jews by Germany's Nazi Party
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impressionists
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artists who sought to capture immediate experiences of the natural world
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industrial capitalism
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a system in which business leaders expand their companies with profits
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Middle Ages
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the period between ancient and modern times
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realism
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artistic style portraying everyday life that developed in Europe during the mid-1800s
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Renaissance
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a 300 year period of discovery and learning
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reparations
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payment for damages
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welfare state
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a country that offers extensive human services to its citizens
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organic farming
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agricultural method using no chemicals or fertilizers
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farm cooperative
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agricultural operation in which farmers share in growing and selling products
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mixed farming
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agricultural method raising a variety of livestock and crops
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heavy industry
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production of machinery and industrial equipment
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light industry
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production of consumer goods
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guest worker
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a foreign laborer working temporarily in an industrialized, usually European, country
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subsidy
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a grant or gift, especially of money
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dry farming
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agricultural technique used in dry regions in which land is plowed and planted deeply to conserve moisture in the soil
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Balkanization
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division of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile with each other
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environmentalist
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person actively concerned with the quality and protection of the environment
