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Ap World History Chapter 8 Old Stuff Flashcards

Approximately 1450 to around 1750

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318683424AgrarianOf or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.0
318683425Capitalisman economic system based on private ownership of capital1
318683426Colonizationthe act of colonizing2
318683427DeistsInfluenced by the spirit of rationalism, Desists believed that God, like a celestial clockmaker, had created a perfect universe and then had stepped back to let it operate according to natural laws.3
318683428Divine RightsMonarch enjoyed god given power, nothing but god is higher than the king4
318683429EconomyThe wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.5
318683430Hedonisman ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good6
318683431Hinderhinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of7
318683432Humanismthe doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason8
318683433Monarchyan autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority9
318683434Monka male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work10
318683435ParliamentA body of representatives that makes laws for a nation.11
318683436Patriarchthe male head of family or tribe12
318683437Popethe head of the Roman Catholic Church13
318683438Satirewitty language used to convey insults or scorn14
318683439Urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban15
318683440Vassalslesser lords who pledged their service and loyalty to a greater lord -- in a military capacity16
318683441Columbian ExchangeThe exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.17
318683442Indulgencesselling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money. The practice led to the Reformation.18
318683443Renaissancethe period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world19

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