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Europe - Vocab Objectives
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6th Grade
09/04/2010

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Tundra
Definition
Treeless area with permanently frozen subsoil
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Steppes
Definition
Vast, dry, grass-covered plains
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Absolute Location
Definition
Description of a place using latitude and longitude
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Relative Location
Definition
Description of a place using landmarks and directional words (N,S,E,W)
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Archipelago
Definition
Chain of islands
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Tourism
Definition
Travel for pleasure
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Culture
Definition
Way of life of a people
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Democracy
Definition
Government in which citizens participate in elections and making laws
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Republic
Definition
Government in which the citizens elect officials to represent them
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Civilization
Definition
Society with advanced achievements, including writing and technology
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Empire
Definition
Nation ruling itself and other lands and people
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Noble
Definition
Often wealthy landowners
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Medieval
Definition
Europe in the Middle Ages
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Imperialism
Definition
Trying to gain control of other lands to build an empire
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Corrupt
Definition
Dishonest, illegal, or immoral
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Reformation
Definition
Period in the 16th-17th centuries when many people left the Roman Catholic Church for new Protestant religions
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Counter-Reformation
Definition
16th century movement within the Catholic Church to correct problems
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Monarchy
Definition
Government with a king, queen, or empress
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Ambassador
Definition
A high government official that represents the nation wherever they go
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Parliament
Definition
British lawmaking body made up of the House of Lords and House of Commons
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Political Parties
Definition
Groups of people with like ideas that work to promote their ideas and elect candidates
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Coalition
Definition
Group of political parties with similar ideas working together to govern
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Communism
Definition
Form of government in which everything is owned under strict government control
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Absolute Monarch
Definition
King, queen, or empress with unlimited power
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Ideology
Definition
Basic beliefs
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Treaty
Definition
Written agreement among nations
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Ethnic Group
Definition
People who share the same culture
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Immigration
Definition
Movement to a new land to settle
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Nationalism
Definition
Love, loyalty, and pride for one's country or ethnic group
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Genocide
Definition
Systematic efforts to wipe out a group of people
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Currency
Definition
Money - usually in coins and bills
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Infrastructure
Definition
The roads, buildings, factories, schools, parks, water, electricity needed in a community
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Security
Definition
Safety; freedom from danger
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Services
Definition
Work that does not create a product (teaching, law, sales, waiting tables)
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Market
Definition
The buying and selling of goods and services
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Terrorism
Definition
Unlawful use of violence to instill fear and achieve political or social goals
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Strategy
Definition
Plan for achieving a goal
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Sanctions
Definition
Restrictions placed on trade or business with a country, often imposed as a punishment
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Issue
Definition
A problem of public concern and debate
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Developing Nation
Definition
Country with high rates of poverty that lacks education, technology, and other basic needs
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