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Ch. 13 Vocabulary Terms

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City-State
a political unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands
Republic
a government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name
Crusades
a series of wars in which European Christians tried to take Palestine from Muslims
Renaissance
a time of renewed interest in learning and the arts, lasting from the 14th through 16th centuries
Aqueduct
structure that carried water long distances
Benelux
the countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg
Reformation
a period when many Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches
Fuedalism
a political system in which powerful lords owned most of the land
Nationalism
the belief that people should be loyal to their nation
Holocaust
the Nazis' program of mass murder of European Jews
Berlin Wall
the wall that divided Berlin into two zones
Nordic countries
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
Parliament
a representative lawmaking body, whose members are elected or appointed
Silicon Glen
a section of Scotland, between Glasgow and Edinburgh, that has many high-tech companies
Euro
a common European currency proposed by the European Union
Cultural Crossroads
a place where various cultures cross paths
Balkanization
the process of a region breaking up into small, mutually hostile units
Satellite Nation
a nation dominated by another country
Market Economy
an economy in which industries produce goods that consumers want to buy
Folk Art
arts and crafts produced by rural people with traditional lifestyles, rather than by professional artists
Anti-Semitism
discrimination against Jewish people
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