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European Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| satellite nation | a nation dominated by another country |
| market economy | a type of economic system in which production goods and services is determined by the demand for consumers |
| anti-semitism | descrimination against jewish people |
| ethnic cleansing | the policy of trying to eliminate an ethnic group |
| north atlantic drift | a current of warm water from the tropics |
| westerly | a marine west coast exists in europe |
| mistral | cold, dry wind from the north |
| sirocco | hot, sandy wind that blows from north america across the Med. sea into southern Europe |
| renaissance | a time of renewed interest in learning and the arts that lasted from the 14th century through the 16th century; it began in italian city-states and spread north to all of Europe. |
| crusades | a series of wars launched by European christians in 1096 to capture the holy land from muslams |
| republic | a government in which citizens elect representatives to rule on their behalf |
| city-state | an autonomous political unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands |
| aqueducts | a structure that carries water over long distances |
| Bubonic Plaque (black death) | trading ships carried the bubonic plaque on trading routes through out Europe, about 25 million Europeans died, (in terms of death toll) it was the worst disaster Europe ever suffered |
| Protestant Reformation | a movement in western Europe beginning in 1517, when many christians broke away from catholic church and started protestant churches; this led to mutual hostility and religious wars that tore apart Europe |
| Feudalism | a political system prevailing in Europe from about the 9th century to about the 15th centuries in which a king allowed nobles the use of his land in exchange for their military service and their protection of the land |
| nationalism | the belief that people should be loyal to their nation, the people with whom they share land, culture, and history |
| holocaust | the nazi program of mass murder of european jews during world war 2 |
| berlin wall | a wall erected by east germany in 1961to cut the capital of Berlin in two and later dismantled in 1989 |
| Nordic-Countries | countries of northern europe, including denmark, finland, iceland, norway, and sweden |
| parliament | representing law making body whose members are elected or appointed and in which legislative and executive functions are combined |
| industrial revolution | countries all over europe become more industrialized |
| Euro | a common currency proposed by the european union for its member nations |
| cultural crossroads | a place where various cultures cross paths |
| democracy | a type of government in which citizens hold political power either directly or through representatives |
| dikes | an earthen bank used to direct or prevent the passage of water |
| sea-works | structure used to control the sea's destructive impact on human life |
| acid rain | polluted precipitation |
| polder | land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking and drainage |
| deforestation | cutting down and clearing away of trees and forests |
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