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Europe / Russia
Term | Definition |
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Crusades | Series of religious wars, in which European Chrisians tried to retake palestine from Muslim rule. |
Ethnic Cleansing | The expelling from a country or killing of rival ethnic groups. |
Chaparral | Type of vegetation made up of dense forests of shrubs and short tress, common in Mediterranean climates. |
Renaissance | In Europe a 300 year period of renewed interest in classical learning and the arts, beginning in the 1300s. |
Refugee | One who flees his or her home for safety. |
Reformation | Religious movement that began in Germany in the 1400s, leading to the establishment of protestant churches. |
Glaciation | Process of whereby Glaciers form and spread. |
Urbanization | The movement of people from rural areas into cities |