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2347485527Absolute MonarchA system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power0
2347485528AgrarianConcerning farms, farmers, or the use of land1
2347486371AtheistsPeople who deny the existence of God2
2347486372CapitalismAn economic system based on private property and free enterprise3
2347487120Cash CropA crop grown for direct sale, and not for use in a region, such as coffee, tea, and sugar in Africa4
2347487121CircumnavigateSail completely around the world5
2347488235ColonizationOne country taking over another area to be used for their benefit6
2347488236CommerceBusiness; buying and selling7
2347489559CommercialA dramatic change in the economy of Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. It is characterized by an increase in towns and trade, the use of banks and credit, and the establishment of guilds to regulate quality and price8
2347490804CommonwealthA political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them9
2347491752ConsequencesEvents that follow an action10
2347491753ContinuityA tendency for political preferences to remain generally stable over time11
2347493105ConventA house in which nuns live12
2347493881CurrencyCoins and paper bills used as money13
2347493882DeistsInfluenced 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.14
2347494881DemographyScientific study of human populations15
2347494882DivineOf, or pertaining to, God.16
2347495851Divine RightBelief that a ruler's authority comes directly from God17
2347496643DominantDescribes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait.18
2347497645EconomyA system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants19
2347497646HedonismAn ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good20
2347498438HinderObstruct21
2347498439HumanismA Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements22
2347499510InsitutionRefers to the formal organization, rules, and structures that ensure the church and carry out its mission23
2347499511JurisdictionAn area of authority or control; the right to administer justice24
2347500260Left-WingThose who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare25
2347500261MercantilismAn 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 bought26
2347501211MonarchyA government ruled by a king or queen27
2347501212MonasticA way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith28
2347501213MonkA man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery29
2347502162MonopolyA market in which there are many buyers but only one seller30
2347502163MonotheismBelief in one God31
2347503106MoralityA system of learned attitudes about social practices, instituations, and individual behavior used to evaluate situations and behavior as right or wrong, good or bad32
2347503107Nuna woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church33
2347504322PapacyThe central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head.34
2347505213ParliamentA body of representatives that makes laws for a nation35
2347508155PatriarchHighest church official36
2347508156PopeHead of the Roman Catholic Church37
2347509116RevolutionA forcible overthrow of a government or social order for a new system38
2347509117Right-Wingthose who support political or social or economic conservatism39
2347510476SalvationAcceptance into Heaven40
2347511010SanctionedFormally approved and invested with legal authority41
2347517796SatireA work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way. It doesn't simply abuse (as in invective) or get personal (as in sarcasm). It targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals.42
2347517797SubsistenceFarming that provides only enough for the needs of a family or a village43
2347518670UrbanizationAn increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements44
2347518671UtopiaA work that presents a revolutionary view of society and describes an ideal socialistic community on an island somewhere off the mainland of the New World. He created the name utopia as a good place which is no place45
2347519279VassalsMembers of the military elite who received land or a benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty46
2347519280VenerateTo respect deeply47
2347520564VernacularEveryday language of ordinary people48

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