Lesson 1 Vocab.
A narrow, U-shaped coastal valley with steep sides formed by the action of glaciers.
Fjord
Someone who believes in more than one god or someone who has little or no religious beliefs.
Pagan
A regional variety of a language with unique features such as vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation.
Dialect
A region where subsoil is frozen and only plants such as lichens and mosses can survive.
Tundra
An independent political unit that includes a city and the surrounding area.
City-state
Made up many things that are the same.
Homogeneous
Places where short grasses and shrubs are the dominant plants.
Scrubland
A ship with oars and a sail used by the Vikings.
Longship
A time when businesses close and people lose their jobs.
Recession
Weathering and erosion caused by moving masses of ice called glaciers.
Glaciation
The period in Europe that began in Italy in the 1300s and lasted into the 1600s, during which art and learning flourished.
Renaissance
A system in which the government is the main provider of support for the sick, the needy, and the retired.
Welfare Capitalism
A large fishing boat.
Trawler
Which city was one of the earliest centers of the Renaissance?
A. Constantinople
B. Florence
C. Athens
D. Sparta
B. Florence
Which country in Southern Europe is known for using the guitar as a serious musical instrument?
A. Greece
B. Spain
C. France
D. Italy
B. Spain