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Europe Vocabulary
Mrs.Hyatts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fjord | a long narrow deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes |
| Peat | partially decayed plant matter found in bags |
| 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 spring |
| Mistral | a cold dry wind from the north |
| Dike | an earthen bank used to direct or prevent the passage of water |
| polders | are land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking and drainage |
| Seaworks | a structure used to control the seas destructive impact on human life |
| Terpen | are high earthen platforms used in seaworks |
| Zuider Zee | a former inlet of the North Sea in the Netherlands |
| Ijsselmear | a freshwater lake separated from the North Sea by a dike and bordered by polders |
| Roman Catholicism | a major branch of christianity centered in Rome |
| The Renaissance | was a time of renewed interests in learning and the arts that lasted from the 14th though 16th centuries: it began in the Italian city-states and spread north to all of Europe |
| Anti-Semitism | is discrimination against Jewish people |
| Balkanization | the process of breaking up a region into small, mutually hostile units |
| The Berlin Wall | was a wall erected by East Germany in 1961 to cut the capital of Berlin in two, and later dismantled in 1989 |
| Christianity | is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth |
| The Crusades | were a series of wars launched by European Christians in 1096 to capture the holy land (Palestine) from Muslims |
| Eastern Orthodoxy | is a major branch of christianity, also called Greek Orthodoxy |
| The Euro | a common currency proposed by the EU for its member nations |
| The Holocaust | was a Nazi Program of mass murder of European Jews during WW2 |
| A Market Economy | is a type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by the demand from consumers. Also called a demand in economy |
| The Nordic Countries | the countries of northern Europe, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden |
| Protestantism | a major branch of christianity, which began during the Reformation with protests against practices of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Parliament | a representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed and in which legislative and executive functions are combined |
| Reformation | a movement in Western Europe beginning in 1517 when many started Protestant churches; this led to mutual hostility and religious was that tore apart Europe |
| Satellite Nation | a nation dominated by another country |
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