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| 13395509226 | Absolute monarch | A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society | 0 | |
| 13395512287 | Constitutional monarchy | A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution. | 1 | |
| 13395514367 | Divine Right | Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god. | 2 | |
| 13395519562 | Joint-stock companies | a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders. | 3 | |
| 13395522436 | English Civil War | Conflict from 1640 to 1660; featured religious disputes mixed with constitutional issues concerning the powers of the monarchy; ended with restoration of the monarchy in 1660 following execution of previous king | 4 | |
| 13395525645 | Enlightenment | A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions. | 5 | |
| 13395528303 | Glorious Revolution | A reference to the political events of 1688-1689, when James II abdicated his throne and was replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband, Prince William of Orange. | 6 | |
| 13395531386 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of capital | 7 | |
| 13395535488 | Mercantilism | An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought | 8 | |
| 13395539431 | Jamestown | The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia | 9 | |
| 13484045336 | John Locke | 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. | 10 | |
| 13484052566 | Mary Wollstonecraft | English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women | 11 | |
| 13484057116 | Montesquieu | separation of powers | 12 | |
| 13484060768 | Philosophe | one of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment | 13 | |
| 13484390451 | Columbian Exchange | The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. | 14 | |
| 13484393388 | Puritans | A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay. | 15 | |
| 13484398102 | Pilgrims | English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620 | 16 | |
| 13484398103 | Rousseau | social contract | 17 | |
| 13484402841 | Skepticism | A philosophy which suggests that nothing can ever be known for certain. | 18 | |
| 13484405959 | Social contract | A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules. | 19 | |
| 13484408146 | Voltaire | (1694-1778) French philosopher. He believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French government, and the intolerance of the Catholic Church. | 20 |
