Chapter 5 Key Term Quiz

Europe

The period around 1800, centered in Britain, in which manufacturers rapidly discovered and implemented new ways of creating products.

An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.

The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands that the peasantry were obliged to work.

A crisis in Greece after the 2007/08 financial meltdown caused by too much government debt.

An area of volcanic activity. Not caused by plate tectonics but by plumes from the mantle.

A period of strong economic development that centered on Amsterdam beginning in 1578 as the Dutch broke away from Spanish control.

Glacial deposits of rock and sediment.

The cultural development in 14th century Europe, centered in Italy, that drew upon classical learning.

A German-dominated alliance of merchant cities in the Baltic and northern Europe, especially strong from 1300 to 1500.

The ideological movement by Russian leaders to promote the active creation of a single Russian empire with one religion and a single language.

A long narrow sea inlet with steep sides.

Rapid growth of algae in lakes often due to the amount of run off high in phosphates and nitrogen from farms and lawns.

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