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Fjords
a long narrow deep inlet of the seas between steep slopes.
Uplands
a hill or very low mts. that may contain mesas and high plateaus
Peats
partically decayed plant
Dikes
an eastern bank used to direct or prevent the passage of h2o
Ploder
land that is re lamied from the sea or other body of h2o
City state
an automounous political unit made up of a city and sourounding lakes.
Republic
A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting
crusades
1096 Christian Europe aim to reclaim Jerusalem and aid they Byzantines; 1st success and the rest a failure; weakens the Byzantines; opens up trade
renaissance
-rebirth of art, culture, and intellect started in Ital
feudaism
a system of power in Europe during the middle ages in which kings and queens had the most power, followed by nobles, knights, and peasants.
Cultural Crossroads
A place where various cultures cross paths
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
parliament
A body of representatives that makes laws for a nation
euro
evergreen continus forest in the northern hemisphere
taiga
A nearly continuous belt of evergreen confer ions forest across the Northern hemisphere in North America
satellite nations
A nation dominated by another country.
Market economy
Type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by the demand of the consumers.
Anti-semiotic
Discrimination against Jewish people.
Ethnic cleansing
The policy of trying to eliminate an ethnic group.
Cyanide
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Czar
The emperor of Russia prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent creation of the Soviet Union.
Aqueducts
A structure that carries water over long distance
Collective Farm
An enormous farm in the Soviet Union on which a large team of laborer a we're gathered to work together.
Command economy
Type of economy that production of goods and services is determined by a centeral government that usually owns the means of productions
North Atlantic Drift
A current of warm water from the topics
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