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37 Cards in this Set
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CITY-STATE
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GREECE MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE AND ITS CLOSENESS TO THE SEA INFLUENCED GREEKS TO FORM SEPARATE COMMUNITIES
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MIDDLE AGES
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PERIOD BETWEEN ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES
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FEUDALISM
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SYSTEM IN WHICH MONARCHS OR LORDS GAVE LAND TO NOBLES IN RETURN FOR PLEDGES OF LOYALTY
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CRUSADES
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A SERIES OF BRUTAL RELIGIOUS WARS
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RENAISSANCE
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A 300 YEAR PERIOD OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING
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REFORMATION
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LESSONED POWER OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH INCREASED PRODUCTION OF BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
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ENLIGHTENMENT
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POLITICAL ECONOMIC REVOLUTIONS THAT SWEPT THE ENTIRE REGION
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INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM
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ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN WHICH BUSINESS LEADERS USED PROFITS TO EXPAND THEIR COMPANIES
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COMMUNISM
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PHILOSOPHY THAT CALLED FOR A SOCIETY BASED ON ECONOMIC EQUALITY IN WHICH THE WORKERS WOULD CONTROL FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
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REPARATIONS
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PAYMENT FOR DAMAGES
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HOLOCAUST
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MASS KILLING OF MORE THAN 6 MILLION EUROPEAN JEWS AND OTHERS BY GERMAN NAZI LEADERS
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COLD WAR
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POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE COMMUNIST WORLD
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DIALECT
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LOCAL FORM OF A LANGUAGE USED IN A PARTICULAR PLACE OR BY A CERTAIN GROUP
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LANGUAGE FAMILY
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GROUP OF RELATED LANGUAGES THAT DEVELOPED FROM EARLIER LANGUAGE
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GOOD FRIDAY PEACE AGREEMENT
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PAVED THE WAY FOR PROTESTANTS AND ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES TO SHARE POLITICAL POWER
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ROMANTICISM
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1500'S AND 1600'S ARTISTS (DELACROIX, SCOTT, BEETHOVEN) REFLECTED
EMOTIONS, STIRRING HISTORICAL EVENTS AND THE EXOTIC |
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REALISM
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ARTISTIC STYLE THAT FOCUSED ON ACCURATELY DEPICTING THE DETAILS OF EVERYDAY LIFE
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IMPRESSIONIST
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FRENCH PAINTERS MOVED OUT OF DOORS TO CAPTURE IMMEDIATE EXPERIENCES OR "IMPRESSIONS"
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WELFARE STATE
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SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY SWEDEN
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EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
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UNITES MUCH OF WESTERN EUROPE INTO 1 TRADING COMMUNITY GREATER VOLUME OF TRADE THAN ANY SINGLE COUNTRY
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MASTRICHT TREATY
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SET UP EUROPEAN UNION VARIOUS EUROPEAN MET IN MASTRICHT AND SIGNED TREATY
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HEAVY INDUSTRY
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MANUFACTURE OF MACHINERY AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
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LIGHT INDUSTRY
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MAKING TEXTILES OR PROCESSING FOOD
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MIXED FARMING
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RAISING SEVERAL KINDS OF CROPS AND LIVESTOCK ON THE SAME FARM
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FARM COOPERATIVE
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ORGANIZATIONS WHERE FARMERS SHARE IN GROWING AND SELLING PRODUCTS, REDUCES COSTS AND INCREASES PROFITS
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COLLECTIVE FARM
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GETTING WAGES PLUS A SHARE OF THE PROFITS AND PRODUCTS
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STATE FARM
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NOT SHARING IN THE PROFITS BUT GETTING WAGES LIKE FACTORY WORKERS
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD
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FOODS WITH GENES ALTERED TO MAKE THEM GROW BIGGER, FASTER OR BE MORE RESISTANT TO PESTS
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ORGANIC FARMING
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NATURAL SUBSTANCES INSTEAD OF FERTILIZERS
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DRY FARMING
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FARMING IN DRY AREAS THAT PRODUCES CROPS WITHOUT ANY IRRIGATION
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ACID RAIN
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ACID PRODUCING CHEMICALS, COMBINED WITH MOISTURE IN THE AIR
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MELTWATER
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MELTING SNOW AND ICE CARRIES ACID RAIN INTO LAKES AND RIVERS
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ACID DEPOSITION
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WET OR DRY AIR POLLUTION THAT FALLS TO THE GROUND HARMS ENVIRONMENT AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS
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ENVIRONMENTALIST
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PEOPLE CONCERNED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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CARBON DIOXIDE AND OTHER GASES TRAP THE SUN'S HEAT NEAR THE EARTH'S SURFACE
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GLOBAL WARMING
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BY YEAR 2100 THE AVERAGE TEMPS MAY RISE 2.5 DEGREES TO 10.4 DEGREES F
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BIOLOGISTS
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SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE
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