Adapt

to change a trait in order to survive

Dike

a large barrier built to keep out water

Estuary

an area where river currents and ocean tide meet

Westerlies

strong winds that blow from west to east

Deciduous

describing trees that shed their leaves in autumn

Coniferous

describing evergreen trees that produce cones to hold seeds and have more needles instead of leaves

Theory

an explanation of why of how something happens

Smelting

the process of refining ore to create metal

Feudalism

the political social system in which kings gave land to nobles in exchange for nobles promise to serve them, these nobles provided military service knights for the kings

Pilgrimage

a journey to a sacred place

Parliament

the national legislature of England (now United Kingdom) consisting of the House of Lords and the House of Commons

Industrialized

describing a country in which manufacturing is a primary economic activity

Holocaust

the mass killing of 6 million European Jews by Germany’s Nazi leaders during WW2

Regulate

to control something

Postindustrial

describing an economy that is based on producing services rather manufacturing