 | Term | Definition |
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rhine river |
europes most important inland waterway |
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Bach |
"father of modern music" |
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Handel |
famous for The Messiah |
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Beethoven |
who wrote beautiful music even after hr lost his hearing |
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Einstein |
one of the greatest scientific geniuses the world has ever known |
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netherlands |
often called holland |
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William the Silant |
the Prince of Orange, defended his country against attacks from the Spanish ruler Philip2 William was called "Father of His Country" and the "Father of Dutch Liberties" |
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New Amsterdam |
now called New York |
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Amsterdam |
official capital of The Netherlands |
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The Hague Rotterdam |
the goverment buildings |
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Norway |
Land of the Midnight Sun |
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Fjords |
long narrow inlets of sea with high rocky banks |
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Greenland |
the worlds largest island belongs to Denmark |
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igloos |
temporary shelters made of snow blocks |
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English |
along with French is an international language |
