A policy implemented in Europe after recent wartime food shortages in the mid-20th century that fixed food prices and limited supply from outside of a select group of European countries.
A German-dominated alliance of merchant cities in the Baltic and northern Europe, especially strong from 1300 to 1500.
A chain of volcanic island formed by plate tectonic activity in the Aegean Sea.
The cultural development in 14th century Europe, centered in Italy, that drew upon classical learning.
An area created by sediments carried by a river.
A rich maritime trading empire centered on Venice that had port cities throughout the Adriatic, Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Lasted from the 8th to the 18th century with its greatest power round 1500.
Money that leaves other areas of the world seeking a location with strong secrecy laws where money can be hidden and invested without scrutiny.
Rapid advances in scientific understanding in Europe in the seventeenth century based on observation, measurement and experimentation.
Eroded by glaciation, these valleys have very steep sides.
An forested area in the tropics marked by substantial rainfall.
A low mound of compacted earth shaped by glacial action.
An area of volcanic activity. Not caused by plate tectonics but by plumes from the mantle.
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