Europe/Russia

a treeless zone found near the Arctic Circle or high mountain elevations

capital of Russia

helped to bring an end to Hundred Years' War and killed about 1/3 of Europe's population

conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

separate Western Europe from the rest of neighboring nations

part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern Europe from northern France

wave of scientific discovery especially in travel and astronomy

an important body of water, lies along the coast of southern Europe

period where people began to use machines to perform work that had been done by humans/animals

period of artistic and intellectual activity

an important industry in Russia

all farmland is owned by the government

separate Western Europe and Eastern Russia

largest country in the world

one of the world's largest plains

responsible for LEGO toys

set sail to other parts of the world after the 1400s to find trade routes

Soviet Union tried to send missiles to Cuba

birthplace of the Renaissance

makes up most of the Western Europe region

world's first known democracy

provides hydroelectric power and a source of irrigation

area of land surrounded by water on three sides

an inland body of saltwater and important resource that is slowly shrinking

led to the Renaissance and curiosity about the natural world led to the modern science

caused many people to migrate into cities and machines replaced work done by man

leader of Russia 1990s; criticizes media/puts limits on free speech

government sponsored murder of 6 million Jews in Europe

period where people began to use machines to perform work that had been done by humans/animals

the murder of vast numbers of people of an ethnic or cultural group

1980s; restructures policies leading to "glasnost"

about 27 member nations that work together to make the economy better for their country

rise in prices for goods and services

defined by a system called feudalism, religious pilgrimages, and development of towns

introduced a plan of collectivization to transform the economy of the Soviet Union - failed

unions between countries formed to advance common causes

major rivers in Western Europe

nations under economic and political domination of a more powerful country

weathering/erosion caused by moving masses of ice called glaciers carved into mountains/plateau

rugged terrain, but formed from a volcano

a split in the Roman Catholic Church