An Urban Society
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An Urban Society
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emigrate : to leave one's place of residence or country to live somewhere else
sweatshop : a shop or factory where workers work long hours for low wages under unhealthy conditions
ethnic groups : a minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than the majority of people in a population
assimilate : to absorb a group into the larger population
steerage : cramped quarters on a ship's lower decks for passengers paying the lowest fares
tenement : a building in which several families rent rooms or apartments, often with little sanitation or safety
settlement house : institution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in English
slum : poor, crowded, and run-down urban neighborhood
Hull House : settlement house founded by Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889
suburbs : residential areas that sprang up close to or surrounding cities as a resort of improvement in transportation
skyscraper : very tall building
landgrant college : originally, an agriculture college established as a result of the 1862 Morrill Act that gave states large amounts of federal land that could be sold to raise money for education
spectator sport : sporting event that draws a crowd
realism : an approach to literature and the arts that shows things as they really are
vaudeville : stage entertainment made of various arts, such as drawing, singing, comedy, and magic shows
regionalism : art or literature focused on a particular region of the country
jazz : American music developed from ragtime and blues with African rhythms
yellow journalism : a type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting
ragtime : a type of music with a strong rhythm and lively melody with accented notes, popular in early 1900s
philosophy : set of ideas and beliefs
The Gilded Age : the age of trying to cover up the bad and filthy things with good and extravagant things
An Urban Society
Across:6. | a type of music with a strong rhythm and lively melody with accented notes, popular in early 1900s | 10. | a minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than the majority of people in a population | 13. | art or literature focused on a particular region of the country | 15. | to absorb a group into the larger population | 16. | an approach to literature and the arts that shows things as they really are |
| 17. | very tall building | 18. | sporting event that draws a crowd | 19. | originally, an agriculture college established as a result of the 1862 Morrill Act that gave states large amounts of federal land that could be sold to raise money for education | 20. | institution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in English |
| | Down:1. | set of ideas and beliefs | 2. | to leave one's place of residence or country to live somewhere else | 3. | stage entertainment made of various arts, such as drawing, singing, comedy, and magic shows | 4. | the age of trying to cover up the bad and filthy things with good and extravagant things | 5. | a type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting | 7. | a building in which several families rent rooms or apartments, often with little sanitation or safety |
| 8. | a shop or factory where workers work long hours for low wages under unhealthy conditions | 9. | poor, crowded, and run-down urban neighborhood | 11. | settlement house founded by Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889 | 12. | American music developed from ragtime and blues with African rhythms | 14. | residential areas that sprang up close to or surrounding cities as a resort of improvement in transportation | 17. | cramped quarters on a ship's lower decks for passengers paying the lowest fares |
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An Urban Society
Across:6. | a type of music with a strong rhythm and lively melody with accented notes, popular in early 1900s | 10. | a minority that speaks a different language or follows different customs than the majority of people in a population | 13. | art or literature focused on a particular region of the country | 15. | to absorb a group into the larger population | 16. | an approach to literature and the arts that shows things as they really are |
| 17. | very tall building | 18. | sporting event that draws a crowd | 19. | originally, an agriculture college established as a result of the 1862 Morrill Act that gave states large amounts of federal land that could be sold to raise money for education | 20. | institution located in a poor neighborhood that provided numerous community services such as medical care, child care, libraries, and classes in English |
| | Down:1. | set of ideas and beliefs | 2. | to leave one's place of residence or country to live somewhere else | 3. | stage entertainment made of various arts, such as drawing, singing, comedy, and magic shows | 4. | the age of trying to cover up the bad and filthy things with good and extravagant things | 5. | a type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting | 7. | a building in which several families rent rooms or apartments, often with little sanitation or safety |
| 8. | a shop or factory where workers work long hours for low wages under unhealthy conditions | 9. | poor, crowded, and run-down urban neighborhood | 11. | settlement house founded by Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889 | 12. | American music developed from ragtime and blues with African rhythms | 14. | residential areas that sprang up close to or surrounding cities as a resort of improvement in transportation | 17. | cramped quarters on a ship's lower decks for passengers paying the lowest fares |
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