Ch. 12 Vocab Geography

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United Kingdom

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located in northern Europe, ethnically diverse and dense population

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Ireland

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countries with smaller populations dominated mainly by one or two ethnic groups.

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Iceland

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countries with smaller populations dominated mainly by one or two ethnic groups.

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Norway

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countries with smaller populations dominated mainly by one or two ethnic groups.

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Sweden

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countries with smaller populations dominated mainly by one or two ethnic groups.

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Finland

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countries with smaller populations dominated mainly by one or two ethnic groups.

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Denmark

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countries with smaller populations dominated mainly by one or two ethnic groups.

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Immigrant

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a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence.

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Refugees

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one who flees his or her home for safety.

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Feudalism

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

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Reformation

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

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Enlightenment

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a movement during the 1700s that emphasized the importance of reason and questioned traditions and values.

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Industrial Revolution

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the rapid major change in the economy with introduction of power - driven machinery.

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Communism

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society based on equality in which workers control industrial production.

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Cold War

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power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II.

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European Union

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

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Welfare States

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nation in which the government assumes major responsibility for people's well - being in areas such as health and education.

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Romanticism

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artistic style emphasizing individual emotions that developed in Europe in the late 1700s and early 1800s as a reaction to industrialization.

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France

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Western Europe, are made up of two or more ethnicities that have blended over the centuries.

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Netherlands

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Western Europe, are made up of two or more ethnicities that have blended over the centuries.

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Belgium

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Western Europe, are made up of two or more ethnicities that have blended over the centuries.

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Switzerland

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Western Europe, are made up of two or more ethnicities that have blended over the centuries.

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Crusades

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series of religious wars in which European Christians tried to retake Palestine from Muslim rule.

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Reparations

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a payment for damages

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Holocaust

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

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Luxembourg

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part of the start of the European Union with Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and West Germany and tried to unite Europe.

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Realism

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artistic style portraying everyday life that developed in Europe during the mid - 1800s.

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Impressionism

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the actions by which one nation is able to control other, usually smaller or weaker, nations.

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Italy

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part of the start of the European Union with Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany and tried to unite Europe.

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Spain

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country of many different inhabitants, includes the Iberians, a prehistoric people whose name identifies the peninsula where Spain is located.

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Andorra

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home of the Catalans, located on the northeastern region of Spain, is a separate state.

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Greece

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can trace back culture back for 3,500 years. Is home to ancient civilizations that created seafaring cities.

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Portugal

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at the western edge of Europe, has a long coastline that made it very accessible throughout history.

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Vatican City

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located within Rome, is home to the Roman Catholic Church, is the smallest independent state.

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City States

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

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Renaissance

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

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Serbia

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central portion of eastern Europe includes countries that once formed the country of Yugoslavia. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Montenegro

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central portion of eastern Europe includes countries that once formed the country of Yugoslavia. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Bosnia

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central portion of eastern Europe includes countries that once formed the country of Yugoslavia. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Herzegovina

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central portion of eastern Europe includes countries that once formed the country of Yugoslavia. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Croatia

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central portion of eastern Europe includes countries that once formed the country of Yugoslavia. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Slovenia

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central portion of eastern Europe includes countries that once formed the country of Yugoslavia. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Macedonia

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central portion of eastern Europe includes countries that once formed the country of Yugoslavia. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Czech Republic

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Farther north are the countries. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Poland

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Farther north are the countries. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Hungary

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Farther north are the countries. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Slovakia

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Farther north are the countries. Ethnic and cultural groups living here include southern Slavic, Catholic Croats, and Bosnian Muslims.

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Ukraine

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formed form ancient people of the Black Sea. Came form Slavic groups.

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Latvia

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found near the Baltic Sea, formed by Slavic groups.

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Estonia

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found near the Baltic Sea, formed by Slavic groups.

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Lithuania

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found near the Baltic Sea, formed by Slavic groups.

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Bulgaria

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Minority group that can be found in many eastern European countries, Roma people also known as Gypsies.

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Belarus

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was formed by Slavs that settled there and made a great city called Kiev.

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Romania

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after an area was conqured by the Romans their customs and language led to a new name - Romania.

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Balkanization

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the division of a region into smaller regions that are often hostile with each other.

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Ethnic Cleaning

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