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Chapter 14
Other Countries of Western Europe
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History
5th Grade
02/22/2013

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Brussels
Definition
Belgium
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Paris
Definition
France
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Athens
Definition
Greece
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Mussolini
Definition
Italy's fascist dictator during World War II
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2 famous Italian artists
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Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
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2 famous Italian explorers
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Marco Polo
John Cabot
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Oslo
Definition
Norway
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Lisbon
Definition
Portugal
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De Soto
Definition
a famous Spanish explorer
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Cervantes
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a famous Spanish writer
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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dictator who crowned himself Emperor of France
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matador
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fights bulls
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The Huguenots
Definition
followed the teaching of John Calvin
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fjords
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long, narrow inlets of the sea with high, rocky banks
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republics or constitutional monarchies
Definition
most of the countries of Western Europe
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igloos
Definition
temporary shelters made from ice blocks
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neutral
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term used for a country that has a policy against fighting in wars
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William the Silent
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the "Father of Dutch Liberties"
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Bach
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the "Father of Modern Music"
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Lisbon
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the capital city of Portugal
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Madrid
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the capital of Spain
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Amsterdam
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the capital of the Netherlands
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Denmark
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the city in the Netherlands where the government buildings are located
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Norway
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the country called "The Land of the Midnight Sun"
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the Netherlands
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the country that is often called Holland
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Denmark
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the country that owns Greenland
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tundra
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the far northern parts of Europe made up of a marshy plain
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constitutional monarchy
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the government of Spain today
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the Tidelands
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the large swamp south of the city of Seville
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Hitler
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the man who headed the Nazi party in Germany
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Pyrenees
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the mountains that form a barrier between Spain and the rest of Europe
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Axis Powers
Definition
the name Japan, Italy, and Germany during World War II (JIG)
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Allies
Definition
the name for the United States, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union during World War II
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landlocked
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the term used for any country that has no seacoast
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oranges
Definition
what Spain is famous for growing
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