the process whereby glaciers form and spread.

fine, yellowish-brown topsoil mad up of particles of slit and clay, usually carried by the wind.

elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow.

mass of ice, snow, or rock that slides down the mountainside.

type of vegetation made up of dense forests and shrubs and short trees common in Mediterranean climates.

permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground.

group of people who share common ancestry language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics.

the expelling form a country or killing of rival ethnic groups.

one who flees he or her home for safety.

the movement of people from rural areas to cities.

in ancient Greece, independent community consisting of a city and the surrounding lands.

in medieval Europe and Japan, system of government in which powerful lords gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty.

Series of religious wars (A.D 1100-1300) in which Europeans Christians tried to retake Palestine from Muslim rule.

In Europe, a 300-year period of renewed interest in classical learning and the arts, starting in the 1300's.

religious movement that began in Germany in the 1400's leading to the establishment of Protestant churches.

a movement during the 1700's emphasizing the importance of reason and questioning traditions and values.

industrial capitalism

an economic system in which business leaders use profits to expand their companies.

society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production.

power struggle between the soviet union and the united states after world war II.

the mass killing of 6 million Jews in Germany's Nazi leaders during World War II.

an organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries.

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Europe 11-12 vocab

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Term	Definition
glaciation	the process whereby glaciers form and spread.
loess	fine, yellowish-brown topsoil mad up of particles of slit and clay, usually carried by the wind.
timberline	elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow.
avalanche	mass of ice, snow, or rock that slides down the mountainside.
chaparral	type of vegetation made up of dense forests and shrubs and short trees common in Mediterranean climates.
permafrost	permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground.
ethnic group	group of people who share common ancestry language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics.
ethnic cleansing	the expelling form a country or killing of rival ethnic groups.
refugee	one who flees he or her home for safety.
urbanization	the movement of people from rural areas to cities.
City-state	in ancient Greece, independent community consisting of a city and the surrounding lands.
Feudalism	in medieval Europe and Japan, system of government in which powerful lords gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty.
Crusades	Series of religious wars (A.D 1100-1300) in which Europeans Christians tried to retake Palestine from Muslim rule.
Renaissance	In Europe, a 300-year period of renewed interest in classical learning and the arts, starting in the 1300's.
Reformation	religious movement that began in Germany in the 1400's leading to the establishment of Protestant churches.
Enlightenment	a movement during the 1700's emphasizing the importance of reason and questioning traditions and values.
industrial capitalism	an economic system in which business leaders use profits to expand their companies.
communism	society based on equality in which workers would control industrial production.
cold war	power struggle between the soviet union and the united states after world war II.
Reparations	a payment for damages
Holocaust	the mass killing of 6 million Jews in Germany's Nazi leaders during World War II.
European Union	an organization whose goal is to unite Europe so that goods, services, and workers can move freely among member countries.

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