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Chapter 14
Vocabulary
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Geography
6th Grade
07/14/2008

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Navigable
Definition
Water routes that are deep enough and wide enough to be used by ships. P280
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Loess
Definition
Fine windblown soil that is good for farming. P281
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Medieval
Definition
Refers to the period from the collapse of the Roman Empire to about 1500. P283
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NATO
Definition
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance of various European countries, The United States, and Canada. P283
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Impressionism
Definition
A form of art that developed in France in the late 1800s and early 1900s. P285
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Reformation
Definition
A movement in Europe to reform Christianity in the 1500s. P286
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Holocaust
Definition
The mass murder of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis in World War II. P287
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Chancellor
Definition
Germany’s head of government, or prime minister. P287
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Cosmopolitan
Definition
Having many foreign influences. P292
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Cantons
Definition
Political and administrative districts in Switzerland. P293
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Nationalism
Definition
The demand for self-rule and a strong feeling of loyalty to one’s nation. P294
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