Europe Vocab Review

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Class Period: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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A political and economic union of 27 European countries that work together to make life easier, safer, and better for their citizens

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European Union

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A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs

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Fjord

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The dominant social system in medieval Europe (social hierarchy)

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Feudalism

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A group of languages that originated from Vulgar Latin, a form of Late Latin spoken in the Roman Empire

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Romance Languages

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What is an independent city with its own government that's separate from nearby countries?

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City State

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The group of languages including modern German, Dutch and English which developed from Proto-Germanic

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Germanic Languages

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A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition

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Enlightenment

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The single European currency

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Euro

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A time when societies transitioned from being agrarian and handicraft-based to being dominated by industry and machine manufacturing.

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Industrial Revolution