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| Aqueduct | structure that carried water for long distances |
| City-State | a political unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands |
| Civilization | a society with an advanced state of cultural development |
| Constitutional | based on a document that sets up the nature of the government |
| Crusades | a series of wars in which European Christians tried to take Palestine from Muslims |
| Philosophy | the study of the meaning of life |
| Renaissance | a time of renewed interest in learning and the arts, lasting from the 14th through 16th centuries |
| Republic | a government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name |
| Benelux | the countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg |
| Berlin Wall | the wall that divided Berlin into two zones |
| Communist | a system in which the government plans and controls the economy and a single party holds all power |
| Depose | to remove from power |
| Dominant | exercising the most influence |
| Feudalism | a political system in which powerful lords owned most of the land |
| Holocaust | the Nazis' program of mass murder of European Jews |
| Nationalism | the belief that people should be loyal to their nation |
| Reformation | a period when many Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches |
| Aerospace | relating to the science or technology of flight |
| Euro | a common European currency proposed by the European Union |
| European Union | a |
| Nordic Countries | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden |
| Parliament | a representative lawmaking body, whose members are elected or appointed |
| Representative | having officials who are authorized to act as the people's agents |
| Seafaring | living at sea |
| Silicon Glen | a section of Scotland, between Glasgow and Edinburgh, that has many high-tech companies |
| Anti-Semitism | discrimination against Jewish people |
| Balkanization | the process of a region breaking up into small, mutually, hostile units |
| Consumer | one who buys goods or services |
| Cultural Crossroads | a place where various cultures cross paths |
| Folk Art | arts and crafts produced by rural people with traditional lifestyles, rather than by professional artists |
| Market Economy | an economy in which industries produce goods that consumers want to buy |
| Satellite Nation | a nation dominated by another country |
| Assassinate | o murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack |
