A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.

Partially decayed plant matter found in bogs.

The uplands of France, which account for about one-sixth of French lands.

A current of warm water from the Tropics.

A hot, steady south wind that blows from North Africa across the Mediterranean Sea into southern Europe, mostly in spring.

A cold, dry wind from the north.

An earthen bank used to direct or prevent the passage of water.

Land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking and drainage.

Structure used to control the sea’s destructive impact on human life.

High earthen platforms used in seaworks.

Former inlet of the North Sea in the Netherlands.

A freshwater lake separated from the North Sea by a dike and bordered by polders.

Major branch of Christianity, centered in Rome.

A time of renewed interest in learning and the arts that lasted from the 14th through 16th centuries; it began in the Italian city-states and spread north to all of Europe.

Major branch of Christianity, also called Greek Orthodoxy.

Religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.

A series of wars launched by European Christians in 1096 to capture the Holy Land (Palestine) from Muslims.

A movement in Western Europe beginning in 1517, when many Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches; this led to mutual hostility and religious wars that tore apart Europe.

Major branch of Christianity, which began during the Reformation with protests against practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

A wall erected by East Germany in 1961 to cut the capital of Berlin in two, and later dismantled in 1989.

The Nazi program of mass murder of European Jews during World War II.

A common currency proposed by the European Union for its member nations.

A representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed and in which legislative and executive functions are combined.

Countries of northern Europe, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

The process of breaking up a region into small, mutually hostile units.

Discrimination against Jewish people.

A nation dominated by another country.

A type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by the demand from consumers. Also called a demand economy or capitalism.

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Europe Vocabulary

Term	Definition
Fjord	A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes.
Peat	Partially decayed plant matter found in bogs.
Massif Central	The uplands of France, which account for about one-sixth of French lands.
North Atlantic Drift	A current of warm water from the Tropics.
Sirocco	A hot, steady south wind that blows from North Africa across the Mediterranean Sea into southern Europe, mostly in spring.
Mistral	A cold, dry wind from the north.
Dike	An earthen bank used to direct or prevent the passage of water.
Polder	Land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking and drainage.
Seaworks	Structure used to control the sea’s destructive impact on human life.
Terpen	High earthen platforms used in seaworks.
Zuider Zee	Former inlet of the North Sea in the Netherlands.
Ijsselmeer	A freshwater lake separated from the North Sea by a dike and bordered by polders.
Roman Catholicism	Major branch of Christianity, centered in Rome.
Renaissance	A time of renewed interest in learning and the arts that lasted from the 14th through 16th centuries; it began in the Italian city-states and spread north to all of Europe.
Eastern Orthodoxy	Major branch of Christianity, also called Greek Orthodoxy.
Christianity	Religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Crusades	A series of wars launched by European Christians in 1096 to capture the Holy Land (Palestine) from Muslims.
Reformation	A movement in Western Europe beginning in 1517, when many Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches; this led to mutual hostility and religious wars that tore apart Europe.
Protestant	Major branch of Christianity, which began during the Reformation with protests against practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
Berlin Wall	A wall erected by East Germany in 1961 to cut the capital of Berlin in two, and later dismantled in 1989.
Holocaust	The Nazi program of mass murder of European Jews during World War II.
Euro	A common currency proposed by the European Union for its member nations.
Parliament	A representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed and in which legislative and executive functions are combined.
Nordic Countries	Countries of northern Europe, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Balkanization	The process of breaking up a region into small, mutually hostile units.
Anti-Semitism	Discrimination against Jewish people.
Satellite Nation	A nation dominated by another country.
Market Economy	A type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by the demand from consumers. Also called a demand economy or capitalism.

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