Unit 6: Europe and Russia Vocabulary

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Mercantilism

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Belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism

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Feudalism

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System of obligations that bound lords and their subjects in Europe during much of the Middle Ages

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Industrialization

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A move from man-labor to machine-labor and industry

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Imperialism

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Expansion of a country's territory

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Ancient

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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence

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Chunnel

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A railroad tunnel under the English Channel between Great Britain and France

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Cottage Industry

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An industry whose labor force consists of family units or individuals working at home with their own equipment

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Parliament

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The legislative body of a government

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European Union

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A political union in Europe that wants to establish common economic, foreign, security, and justice policies

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World War

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A war involving many large nations in all different parts of the world