Ch. 5 Europe Word Scramble
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Peninsula | A body of land nearly surrounded by water |
Alps | Europe's tallest mountain range, stretching across southern Europe |
Northern European Plain | Vast area of flat or rolling land from France to Russia |
North Atlantic Drift | Warm Ocean current that helps keep Europe's Climate Mild |
Fossil Fuels | Sources of energy from ancient plant or animal remains |
Renewable resources | Sources of energy to be replaced through ongoing natural processes. |
Hydroelectric power | electricity made by water powered engines |
Democracy | a government in which the citizens make political decisions either directly or through elected representatives |
Tyrant | Someone who takes power illegally |
Oligarchy | a government ruled by a few powerful individuals |
Republic | a government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in the name |
Monarchy | a type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power. |
Middle Ages | The period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Modern Era from A.D. 476 to 1453 |
Renaissance | a rebirth of creativity, literature and learning in Europe |
Scientific Revolution | Major change in Europe thinking in the Mid- 1500’s that led to the questioning of old theories |
French Revolution | Conflict in France between 1789 and 1799 that ended in the way France was Governed. |
Nationalism | Pride in and loyalty one’s Nation |
Holocaust | the Systematic Murder of Jews and other Minorities by the Nazis during WWII |
Industrial Revolution | Shift that began in britain in the 1760s from making goods by hand to making them by machines |
European Union | an organization of European nations whose members cooperates on economic social and political issues. |
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