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Geog. & History A
WCHS Geog. & History A - Europe Words
| Word | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Market Economy | A move in which industry makes the goods consumers want to buy |
| Nordic countries | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway. History of using sea and conquest |
| Feudalism | Political system in Europe from about 9th to 15 centuries in which a king allowed nobles (lords) the use of his land in exchange for their military service and their protection of the land. |
| Crusades | A series of wars in 1096 by the European Christians to take the Holy land from the Muslims |
| Danube | Is the longest river in Europe, it flows from southwest Germany, across southeast Europe and into the Black Sea |
| Market Economy | A move in which industry makes the goods consumers want to buy |
| Nordic countries | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway. History of using sea and conquest |
| Feudalism | Political system in Europe from about 9th to 15 centuries in which a king allowed nobles (lords) the use of his land in exchange for their military service and their protection of the land. |
| Crusades | A series of wars in 1096 by the European Christians to take the Holy land from the Muslims |
| Danube | Is the longest river in Europe, it flows from southwest Germany, across southeast Europe and into the Black Sea |
| Terpen | High earthen platforms used in sea works |
| Dikes | Earthen banks uses to direct or prevent the passage of water |
| Ethnic cleansing | The policy of trying to eliminate and ethnic group through violence |
| Parliament | A representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed |
| Nationalism | The belief that people should be loyal to their nation, the people with whom they share land, culture and history |
| Renaissance | A time of renewed interest in learning and the arts that lasted from the 14th through the 16th centuries |
| City-state | A political unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands |
| 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 |
| Fjords | A long narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes |
| Ozone | A chemical created when burning fossil fuels react with sunlight, a form of oxygen |
| Balkan | A peninsula, in southeastern Europe |
| Polder | Land that is reclaimed from the sea or other body of water by diking and drainage |
| Peat | Partially decayed plant matter found in bogs, can be used for fuel |
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