Unit 3 & 4
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| 307830052 | technology | tools and skills people use to meet their basic needs | 0 | |
| 307830053 | textiles | fabrics that are woven or knitted; material for clothing | 1 | |
| 307830054 | schism | a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions | 2 | |
| 307830055 | epidemic disease | disease acquired by many hosts in a given area in a short time | 3 | |
| 307830056 | guilds | an association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards | 4 | |
| 307830057 | tax-farming | system of taxation in which the government sells to private individuals the right to collect taxes. | 5 | |
| 307830058 | city states | a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit | 6 | |
| 307830059 | sovereignty | ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states | 7 | |
| 307830060 | mercenaries | foreign soldiers who fought for money | 8 | |
| 307830061 | diaporas | -describes a group of people with a common ethnic identity that is spread out over a large geographic area -scattering of Jews outside their homeland of Israel by the Romans in 70 A.D | 9 | |
| 307830062 | syncretism | the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy) | 10 | |
| 307830063 | tribute system | A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies. | 11 | |
| 307830064 | infidel | one who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever | 12 | |
| 307830065 | chartered cities | a city in which the governing system is defined by the city's own charter document rather than by state, provincial, regional or national laws. | 13 | |
| 307830066 | usury | lending money at illegal high rates of interest | 14 | |
| 307830067 | sacrament | a formal religious act or oath in Catholic churches as a rite of passage in which the grace of God is given | 15 | |
| 307830068 | caravel | small, highly maneuverable, two- or three-masted lateen-rigged ship created by the Portuguese and used also by them and by the Spanish for long voyages of exploration from the 15th century. | 16 | |
| 307830069 | tariffs | taxes on imported and exported goods | 17 | |
| 307830070 | conquistadors | The Spanish soldiers, explorers, and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the Americas in the 16th century | 18 | |
| 307830071 | absolutism | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 19 | |
| 307830072 | joint-stock companies | -an association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock, much like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for the debts of the business -These were developed to gather the savings from the middle class to support finance colonies. Ex. London Company and Plymouth Company. | 20 | |
| 307830073 | trade diasporas | the relocation of a large population of a particular people group from one place to another triggered by economics. | 21 | |
| 307830074 | excommunication | the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church | 22 | |
| 307830075 | slave trade | European trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa. Integral part of Triangle Trade between the Americas, Africa, and Europe. | 23 | |
| 307830076 | manumission | the freeing of slaves | 24 | |
| 307830077 | renaissance | The great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history | 25 | |
| 307830078 | protestant | n. A Christian group who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment. | 26 | |
| 307830079 | coerced labor system | Forced Labor | 27 | |
| 307830080 | mercantilism | an economic theory that believe the colonies should benefit the mother country | 28 | |
| 307830081 | schism/doctrinal differences | Schism-religious split. (Ex: Great Schism) Doctrinal differences-the differences between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. | 29 |
