The World
movement of people from one place to another
Migration
A system that helped enslaved African Americans follow a network of escape routes out of the South to freedom in the North
Underground Railroad
floating farming islands made by the Aztec
Chinampas
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land
Feudalism
making a nationality's culture more ethnically Russian
Russification
Number of individuals per unit area
Population Density
A style of dance music popular in the 1920s
Jazz
A Spanish conqueror of the Americas
Conquistador
A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.
Enlightenment
violent attack on a Jewish community
Pogrom
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
Cultural Diffusion
Unified Canadian government created by Britain to bolster Canadians against potential attacks or overtures from the United States.
Dominion
a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith
Syncretism
19th century artistic movement that appealed to emotion rather than reason
Romanticism
Russian word for Caesar
Economic decisions are made by individuals or the open market.
Market Economy
Quebec's French-speaking inhabitants
Quebecois
large farming estates
Latifundia
Payment for war damages
Reparations
A group of revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia's government in November 1917
Bolsheviks
A government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial governments
Federal System
a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together
Megalopolis
a dialect used in everyday speech that blends elements of several languages
Patois
A system in which the government takes responsibility for its citizen's social and economic needs.
Welfare State
A policy of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev which called for more openness with the nations of West, and a relaxing of restraints on Soviet citizenry.
Glasnost