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| 2121814039 | Divine Right of Kings | A political doctrine influential in the 16th and 17th centuries which held that the monarch derived his authority from God and was therefore not accountable to earthly authority. | 0 | |
| 2121823924 | Empiricism | The theory that all knowledge originates in experience; relying on direct observation and experience for determining reality. | 1 | |
| 2121836515 | Social Contract | An unwritten agreement among early people in a "state of nature" to establish a form of government; defined the rights and obligations of the individuals and government | 2 | |
| 2121840138 | Enlightened Despotism | Rule by a government that is not democratic, but is still efficient and humane; ruler usually a king or emperor | 3 | |
| 2121847661 | Congress of Vienna | Diplomats from leading European nations, brought together to resolve issues raised by the Napoleonic Wars and their aftermath; redrew national borders, established balance of power, ect... | 4 | |
| 2121854809 | Voodoo | A religion of the Caribbean region which is blended religious practices brought from Africa with those of Catholicism brought from Europe. | 5 | |
| 2121868386 | Industrial Revolution | New technology development in Britain; world advancements in social organization and political/military power | 6 | |
| 2121877792 | Agronomy | The systematic concern with field crop production and soil management (1814) | 7 | |
| 2121888236 | Cartel | An association of independent businessmen whose aim is to control the supply of a particular commodity(s) in order to regulate prices | 8 | |
| 2121896812 | Finance Capital | The capital necessary to finance the creation of a new industry | 9 | |
| 2121900332 | Iron law of wages | The belief that as income increased people would have more children | 10 | |
| 2121920814 | Corn Laws | Laws that restricted he import of food into England; favored agricultural producers | 11 | |
| 2121927979 | Socialist | Believed too much wealth was going to the rich landowners and industry leaders, and not enough to the workers who produced that wealth | 12 | |
| 2121941307 | Proletariat | A collective noun designating the working class that produces the wealth | 13 | |
| 2122074294 | Bourgeoisie (Marxist) | A collective noun designating the class that owns and directs the means of population | 14 | |
| 2122081700 | Garden City | A self-contained planned town combining work, residential, agricultural, and recreational facilities, and surrounded by a rural belt | 15 | |
| 1724602421 | Revolution | A radical change in the structure of government | 16 | |
| 1724602422 | Seven Years War | When Britain defeated the French, known in the US as the French and Indian War | 17 | |
| 1724602423 | Treaty of Paris 1783 | Officially brought American Independence and the creation of the US | 18 | |
| 1724602424 | Bourgeoisie (FRENCH) | French middle classes | 19 | |
| 1724602425 | Philosophes | French word for philosopher, champions of free thought | 20 | |
| 1724602427 | Salons | Gathering places for enlightened intellectuals | 21 | |
| 1724602428 | Estates General | The unjust government of France before the revolution | 22 | |
| 1724602429 | Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen | The central document of the French Revolution, and a model for many later political movements | 23 | |
| 1724602430 | Reign of Terror | Tens of thousands of suspected counter-revolutionaries were denounced to the authorities and most received long prison sentances or execution | 24 | |
| 1724602431 | Guillotine | French method of execution | 25 | |
| 1724602432 | Thermidorian Reaction | Cooling down period of Revolution | 26 | |
| 1724602433 | Napoleon | Rose to power by Coup de Etat, has reputation of being true military genius | 27 | |
| 1724602434 | Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin | Latin American revolutionaries that gained independence from Spain | 28 | |
| 1724602435 | Subsistence activity | Families raise what they need with perhaps a bit of surplus for the local market | 29 | |
| 1724602436 | Commercial activity | Crops raised more specifically for sale at regional, national, even international markets | 30 | |
| 1724602437 | First Industrial Revolution | Profound changes in trade, industry, and commerce (Britain) | 31 | |
| 1724602441 | Second Industrial Revolution | Profound changes in trade, industry, and commerce (Germany) | 32 | |
| 1724602442 | World Systems | Patterns of world trade | 33 |
