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Benelux Vocab S.S
VOCAB!
Question | Answer |
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capital of the Netherlands | Amsterdam |
capital of Belgium | Brussels |
War Crimes Tribunal located here | The Hague |
River the begins in the Alps and ends in the Netherlands | The Rhine |
The Rhine ends at this city in the Netherlands | Rotterdam |
walls holding back the sea in the Netherlands | Dikes |
drain land caused by Dikes | Polders |
plant used to make linen | Flax |
the largest Polder | Zuider Zee |
people who speak Dutch from Northern Belgium | Flemings |
people who speak French from Southern Belgium | Walloons |
European Countries who join togther to make trade easier. Removed tariffs ( taxes ) and made trade easier. | European Union |
North Alantic Treaty Organization- " An attack on one is an attack on all" | NATO |
city in Belgium known for diamond cutting | Antwerp |
Rivers in Benelux | Schelde + Meuse |
Artist known for his use of the light source | Jan Vermeer |
painted the Arnolfini marriage, known for using symbolism | Jan Van Eyck |
19th century Dutch impressionist- painted Starry Night, Sunflowers and Crows in the Wheatfield | Vincent Van Gogh |
famous Dutch portrait painter | Rembrandt |
Tariff | tax |