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Chapter 13 Europe
Human Geography of Europe
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Geography
9th Grade
03/31/2009

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city-state
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a political unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands
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republic
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a government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name
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Crusades
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a series of wars to take Palestine from the Muslims
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Renaissance
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a time of renewed interest in learning and the arts that lasted form the 14th to 16th centuries
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aqueducts
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structures that carried water for long distances
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Benelux countries
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countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg--they have their own cultures, but also have influences from Germany and France
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Reformation
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a period when many Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches.
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feudalism
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a political system in which powerful lords owned most of the land.
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nationalism
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the belief that people should be loyal to their nation, the people with whom they share land, culture, and history
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Holocaust
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a program of mass murder of European Jews and other minorities.
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Berlin Wall
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divided the capital city of Berlin.
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Nordic countries
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Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
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parliament
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representative lawmaking body whose members are elected or appointed.
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Silicon Glen
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Scotland between Glasgow and Edinburgh is called Silicon Glen because it has so many high tech companies.
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euro
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a form of money.
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cultural crossroads
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a place where various cultures cross paths
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balkanization
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the process of the region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units.
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satellite nations
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nations dominated by other countries
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market economy
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industries make the good consumers want to buy.
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folk art
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produced by rural people with traditional lifestyles instead of by professional artists.
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anti-Semitism
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discrimination against Jewish people.
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