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geo voca 2
vocabulary 3th six week
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Crusaders | Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims. |
Benelux | Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg considered together. |
Renaissance | The activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world |
Nationalism | the policy or doctrine of asserting the interests of one's own nation, viewed as separate from the interests of other nations |
Parliament | the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities |
Holocaust | a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire. |
Anti-semitism | Discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews |
North Atlantic drift | The northern extension of the Gulf Stream in the northern Atlantic Ocean. It warms the coast and affects the climate of northwest Europe. |
Reformation | A 16th-century movement in Western Europe that aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches. |
Nordic countries | make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories which include the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Svalbard and Ă…land |
Mistral | is a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind in France, coming from the north or northwest, which accelerates when it passes |
Euro | The official common currency of 12 European Union nations (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain). |