Europe 11-12 vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
glaciation | the process whereby glaciers form and spread. |
loess | fine, yellowish-brown topsoil mad up of particles of slit and clay, usually carried by the wind. |
timberline | elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow. |
avalanche | mass of ice, snow, or rock that slides down the mountainside. |
chaparral | type of vegetation made up of dense forests and shrubs and short trees common in Mediterranean climates. |
permafrost | permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground. |
ethnic group | group of people who share common ancestry language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics. |
ethnic cleansing | the expelling form a country or killing of rival ethnic groups. |
refugee | one who flees he or her home for safety. |
urbanization | the movement of people from rural areas to cities. |
City-state | in ancient Greece, independent community consisting of a city and the surrounding lands. |
Feudalism | in medieval Europe and Japan, system of government in which powerful lords gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty. |
Crusades | Series of religious wars (A.D 1100-1300) in which Europeans Christians tried to retake Palestine from Muslim rule. |
Renaissance | In Europe, a 300-year period of renewed interest in classical learning and the arts, starting in the 1300's. |
Reformation | religious movement that began in Germany in the 1400's leading to the establishment of Protestant churches. |
Enlightenment | a movement during the 1700's emphasizing the importance of reason and questioning traditions and values. |
industrial capitalism | an economic system in which business leaders use profits to expand their companies. |
communism | society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production. |
cold war | power struggle between the soviet union and the united states after world war II. |
Reparations | a payment for damages |
Holocaust | the mass killing of 6 million Jews in Germany's Nazi leaders during World War II. |
European Union | an organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries. |
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