Vocabulary

countries of N. Europe including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

a structure that carries water over long distances

the belief that people should be loyal  to their nation

a place where various cultures cross paths

a renewed interest in learning that began in Italy & spread north to all of Europe

handmade items, produced by rural people with traditional lifestyles

section of Scotland, named for its high concentration of high-tech companies

representative lawmaking body in which legislative & executive functions are combined

a government in which citizens elect representatives to rule on their behalf

a common currency proposed by the European Union to be used by its member countries

a wall erected by E. Germany in 1961 to cut the capital in two 

a nation dominated by another country

the economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg

discrimination against Jewish people

a series of religious wars to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims

type of economic system also called a demand economy 

the Nazi program of mass murder of European Jews during WWII

the process of breaking up a region into small, mutually hostile units

a movement in which many Christians broke away from the Catholic Church 

an autonomous political unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands