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116280276Absolute Monarchruler with complete control over the government and the lives of the people.0
116280277Agrarianrelating to land; relating to the management or farming of land1
116280278AtheistsNot believing in god2
116280279Capitalisman economic system based on private ownership of capital3
116280280Cash Cropa readily sellable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)4
116280281Circumnavigatetravel around, either by plane or ship5
116280282colonizationphysical process whereby the colonizer takes over another place, putting its own government in charge and either moving its own people into the place or bringing in indentured outsiders to gain control of the people and the land6
116280283commercetransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)7
116280284CommonWealtha political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them8
116280285conseqenceswhat someone has to pay because of the result of a situation...Roque had a party wthout permission so his consequence is no cell phone or basketball.9
119567230continuityn. Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development.10
119567231conventa religious residence especially for nuns11
119567232currencyCoins and paper bills used as money;having to do with money12
119567233deistsBelieved in a God who had created a perfect universe and then allowed it to operate according to Natural Laws13
119567234divineterms referring to the Judeo-Christian God14
119567235Divine rightbelief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.15
119567236Economythe system of production and distribution and consumption16
119567237hedonisman ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good17
119567238institutionan establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated18
119567239jurisdiction(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice19
119567240Mercantilisman economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests20
119567241monarchyrule by a single person21
119567242demographythe branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations22
119567243monastica male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work23
119567244Monka man who separates himself from ordinary human society in order to pursue a life of total dedication to God24
119567245monopoly(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller25
119567246moralityconcern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong26
119567247nuna woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church27
119567248papacy/papalThe central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head. (pp. 258, 445)28
119567249parliamenta legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)29
119567250patriarchany of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race30
119567251popethe head of the Roman Catholic Church31
119567252revolutionthe overthrow of a government by those who are governed32
119567253salvation(Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil33
119567254sanctionedauthorized approval or permission34
119567255satirea literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision35
119567256urbanizationmovement of people from rural areas to cities36
119567257utopia/utopianan imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal; characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection37
119567258vassalslesser lords who pledged their service and loyalty to a greater lord -- in a military capacity38
119567259venerate(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect39
119567260vernacularthe everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)40
119567261encomienda systempriviledge given by Spain to Spanish settlers in the Americas which allowed to control the lands and people of a certain territory41
119567262hacienda systemlarge plantations owned by spanish, leaving Indians with poorer land42
119567263Akbar the great (Mughal)known for religious tolerance. grandson of Babur who created a strong central government43
119567264Dutch East India CompanyGovernment-chartered joint-stock company that controlled the spice trade in the East Indies.44
119567265Elizabeth of England1558-1603, She supported the northern protestant cause as a safeguard against Spain attacking England. , daughter of Henry and Anne Boleyn, became ruler after Mary Tudor (her half sister),brought religous stability to england, didn't care what people believed as long as they keep quiet about it,Her husband was her country45
119661002HuguenotsFrench Protestants, French Protestants influenced by John Calvin which made them, french calvinists46
119661003Eastern orthodoxthis Christian religion broke away from the Roman church when it would not accept the authority of the Pope as the head of the church47
119661004jesuit ordera Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen48
119661005Martin luthera German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.He also believed in a merciful god49
119661006LouisXIVwas recognized as one of the most powerful monarchs of Europe he ruled for 72 years and was known for sun king he moved the capital from paris to Versailles50
119661007peter the greatruled Russia from 1682 to 1725, wanted closer ties to western europe, modernize and strengthen Russia51
119661008philip IIson of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223)52
119661009shoguna hereditary military dictator of Japan53
119661010Zheng HeChinese admiral during the Ming Dynasty, he led great voyages that spread China's fame throughout Asia54
119661011johann GutenburgGerman printer; in 1448 he invented a printing press that used movable type55
119661012John LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)56
119661013Shah AbbasAlso known as Abbas the Great, took the throne in 1587 and helped create the Safavid culture57
119661014BoyarsRussian nobles58
119661015Ivan IIIgrand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505)59
119661016Ivan IVthe first czar of Russia (1530-1584)60
119661017Age of reasonAnother name for the Enlightenment61
119661018Columbian exchangeThe exchange of goods and ideas between Native Americans and Europeans62
119661019counter exchange2 substances (blood & water) flowing in opposite directions of each other that maximize a gradient for exchange63
119661020counter reformationcatholic church's attempt to stop the protestant movement and to Strengthen the Catholic Church64
119661021edict of nantes1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of conscience and worship.65

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