Land surrounded by water on three sides.

Higher areas of land, often hills or plateaus.

Low land reclaimed from water using dams and drainage.

A broad inlet of water partly surrounded by land.

A narrow, deep sea inlet with steep sides, formed by glaciers.

A river, canal, or other route used for travel by water.

Living things and their physical environment interacting together.

A protected ocean area where activities are limited.

Government in which citizens have political power, usually through voting.

An independent city and the land surrounding it.

A period of great achievement or prosperity.

A person who studies knowledge, truth, and life’s big questions.

A structure built to carry water over long distances.

A medieval system in which land was exchanged for loyalty and service.

The ability or means to plan and control travel from place to place.

Basic rights people are born with, such as life and liberty.

Strong pride and loyalty toward one’s nation.

A machine used for execution by beheading.

Payments or compensation for damage caused by war or wrongdoing.

A production method using machines and workers in centralized factories.

Government in which citizens elect representatives.

Deep or wide enough for ships or boats to travel.

Favoring major or extreme political or social change.

A major European river flowing from the Alps to the North Sea.

A major mountain range in central Europe.

major European river flowing into the Black Sea.

A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city; the most famous is in Athens.

A 1500s movement that challenged the Catholic Church and created Protestant churches.

A revival of European art, learning, and culture from roughly the 1300s–1600s.

Industrial Revolution

The shift from hand production to machines and factories.

An era emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights.

Enlightenment thinker who argued that people have natural rights and that government needs consent.

The violent period of the French Revolution from 1793–1794.

A worldwide economic crisis beginning in 1929.

The 1919 treaty that officially ended World War I with Germany.

Long conflict between the United States and Soviet Union without direct full-scale war.

Political and ideological division between Western and communist Europe.

Barrier built in 1961 dividing East and West Berlin

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Europe

Term	Definition
Peninsula	Land surrounded by water on three sides.
Uplands	Higher areas of land, often hills or plateaus.
Polder	Low land reclaimed from water using dams and drainage.
Bay	A broad inlet of water partly surrounded by land.
Fjord	A narrow, deep sea inlet with steep sides, formed by glaciers.
Canal	A human-made waterway.
waterway	A river, canal, or other route used for travel by water.
Ecosystem	Living things and their physical environment interacting together.
Marine Reserve	A protected ocean area where activities are limited.
Democracy	Government in which citizens have political power, usually through voting.
City-state	An independent city and the land surrounding it.
Golden Age	A period of great achievement or prosperity.
Philosopher	A person who studies knowledge, truth, and life’s big questions.
Plebeian	A commoner in ancient Rome.
Aqueduct	A structure built to carry water over long distances.
Feudal System	A medieval system in which land was exchanged for loyalty and service.
Navigations	The ability or means to plan and control travel from place to place.
Natural Rights	Basic rights people are born with, such as life and liberty.
Nationalism	Strong pride and loyalty toward one’s nation.
Guillotine	A machine used for execution by beheading.
A machine used for execution by beheading.	Payments or compensation for damage caused by war or wrongdoing.
Factory System	A production method using machines and workers in centralized factories.
Republic	Government in which citizens elect representatives.
Navigable	Deep or wide enough for ships or boats to travel.
Radical	Favoring major or extreme political or social change.
Rhine River	A major European river flowing from the Alps to the North Sea.
Alps	A major mountain range in central Europe.
Danube River	major European river flowing into the Black Sea.
Acropolis	A fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city; the most famous is in Athens.
Reformation	A 1500s movement that challenged the Catholic Church and created Protestant churches.
Renaissance	A revival of European art, learning, and culture from roughly the 1300s–1600s.
Industrial Revolution	The shift from hand production to machines and factories.
Enlightenment	An era emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights.
John Locke	Enlightenment thinker who argued that people have natural rights and that government needs consent.
Reign of Terror	The violent period of the French Revolution from 1793–1794.
Great Depression	A worldwide economic crisis beginning in 1929.
Treaty of Versailles	The 1919 treaty that officially ended World War I with Germany.
Cold War	Long conflict between the United States and Soviet Union without direct full-scale war.
Iron Curtain	Political and ideological division between Western and communist Europe.
Berlin Wall	Barrier built in 1961 dividing East and West Berlin

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