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Key Vocabulary and Concepts in Europe

This document contains vocabulary terms and notes related to European geography, history, culture, and current events. Key terms defined include fjords, uplands, peat, winds like the mistral and sirocco, seaworks like dikes and terpen used to reclaim land in the Netherlands, and places like the Zuider Zee which was dammed to form a freshwater lake. The notes also cover topics such as the Renaissance, Reformation, Feudalism, Nationalism, the Holocaust, Berlin Wall, Nordic countries, cultural crossroads in Europe, Balkanization, and recent events in the Balkans involving figures like Slobodan Milosevic and conflicts such as ethnic cleansing in Kosovo

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Key Vocabulary and Concepts in Europe

This document contains vocabulary terms and notes related to European geography, history, culture, and current events. Key terms defined include fjords, uplands, peat, winds like the mistral and sirocco, seaworks like dikes and terpen used to reclaim land in the Netherlands, and places like the Zuider Zee which was dammed to form a freshwater lake. The notes also cover topics such as the Renaissance, Reformation, Feudalism, Nationalism, the Holocaust, Berlin Wall, Nordic countries, cultural crossroads in Europe, Balkanization, and recent events in the Balkans involving figures like Slobodan Milosevic and conflicts such as ethnic cleansing in Kosovo

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DANIELLE TUCKER

UNIT 4 NOTES

VOCABULARY: NOTES:
Fjord-steep U shaped valleys
that connect to the sea and
that fill with seawater after
the glaciers melt
Uplands- hills or low
mountains that may also
contain mesas and high
plataues
Meseta-Central Plateau of
Spain
Massif central- uplands of
Germany, base of alps. 1/6 of
French lands are here
Peat-partially decayed plant
matter found in bogs. The
irish burn it for fuel. Smells
like Sh*t.
Northern Atlantic drift-
current of warm water from
the tropics
Mistral-cold dry wind from
the north (during wintertime)
Sirocco-hot steady south
wind that blows from north
Africa across the
Mediteranean sea.
Dikes- earthern banks, holds
back northern sea
Polder- Land reclaimed by
diking and draining
Seaworks- structures used to
control the sea’s destructive
impact on human life,
includes dikes and high
earthern terrains.
Terpen- seaworks include
dikes and high earthern
platforms called terpen
Zuider Zee- Was an arm of
north sea, now freshwater
lake. Dutch built dikes around
it, and it turned into a
freshwater lake
Ijsselmeer- Freshwater later
(Zuider Zee’s new name)
City state- political unit made
up of a city and it’s
surrounding lands.

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Republic- Government in
which citizen elect
representitives to rule in their
name
Crusades- series of wars to
take Palestine from the
muslims.
Renaissance- began in Italian
city states; was a time of
renewed interest in learning
and the arts that lasted from
the 14th century through 16th
century, inspired by classical
art and writing
Aqueducts- Structures that
carried water for long
distances, and Muslim
mosques- places of worship
Benelux- countries of
Belgium, the Netherlands,
and Luxemburg have their
own cultures- but have been
influenced by Germany and
france.
Reformation- period when
many Christians broke away
from the Catholic church and
started Protestant churches.
Feudalism-political system in
which powerful lords owned
most of the land.
Nationalism- belief that
people should be loyal to
their nation, the people with
whom they share land,
culture, and history.
Holocaust- mass murder of
jews under Hitler- WW2
blahblah
Berlin wall- east Germany,
split Germany in 2 nations,
West Germany allied with
non communism, and east
allied with communist soviet
union
Nordic Countries- Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Norway, and
Sweden
Parliament- representative
lawmaking body whose
members are elected or
appointed, or inherit.

Silicon Glen-Section between


Glasgow and Adinburgh, high

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tech companies are here

Euro-European currency

Cultural crossroads-(Europe)
place where various cultures
cross paths.

Balkanization-process of a
region breaking up into small
mutually hostile units.

Satellite nation- Nations


dominated by another
country

Market economy-industries
make the goods consumers
wanna buy.

Folk art- produced by people


in rural areas with traditional
lifestyles instead of
professional artists.

Anti-Semitism- Hating on da’


jew swag.

Slobodan Milosevic- Serbian


leader, tried to increase
Serbia’s power over the rest
of Yugoslavia.

South Slavs- Slavic people


who migrated from Poland
and Russia and settled in the
Balkan Peninsula.

Ethnic Cleansing- trying to


eliminate an ethnic group
through violence

KLA- Kosovo liberation army-


attacked Serbian officials, the
group wanted Serbia to have
independence

Vojislav Kostunica- reform


leader made president

Cyanide- deadly poisen,


flowed into Tisva river in
Hungary, killed A LOT

European Enviromental

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Agency- helps environment
and pollution

Particulates- very small


particles, (in pollution) can be
inhaled without noticing

Smog- brown haze (pollution)


released by burning fossil
fuels.

Ozone-form of oxygenthat
causes health problems

SUMMARY:

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