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9146866565Divine Right of KingsDoctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent0
9146866566Enlightenmenta movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly1
9146866567Popular SovereigntyA belief that ultimate power resides in the people.2
9146866568Natural RightsLife, Liberty, and Property3
9146866569private propertyproperty owned by individuals or companies, not by the government or the people as a whole4
9146866570Constitutional MonarchyA King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution.5
9146866571representativea person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them6
9146866572GovenmentIs a system or organization for exercising authority over a body of people7
9146866573The Atlantic re8
9146866574French Revolutiona rebellion of French people against their king in 17899
9146866575American Revolutionthe revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain10
9146866576Haitian RevolutionThe only successful slave revolt in history Led by Toussaint L'Ouverture11
9146866577Simon Bolivar1783-1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.12
9146866578Mercantilismbelief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.13
9146866579CapitalismAn economic system based on private ownership of capital14
9146866580laissez-faire economicseconomic system where government should not interfere in the marketplace15
9146866581Socialisma political theory advocating state ownership of industry16
9146866582Marxisma body of thought deriving its main elements from the ideas of Karl Marx17
9146866583domestic system/cottage industrya craft occupation done in the home18
9146866584industryall the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service19
9146866585steam enginean engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power.20
9146866586Labor Reformsprohibits most child labor; helps guarantee fair wages; encourages unions; limits work hours21
9146866587ImperialismA policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.22
9146866588ColonizationOne country taking over another area to be used for their benefit23
9146866589New ImperialismThe late-nineteenth-century drive by European countries to create vast political empires abroad.24
9146866590Social DarwinismThe belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.25
9146866591Berlin ConferenceMeeting at which Europeans agreed on rules for colonizing Africa26
9146866592Scramble for AfricaThe European's flurry of colonializations in Africa.27
9146866593Opium Wars in China1839-184228
9146866594Matthew Perrycommodore of the US Navy who opened up Japan with the Treaty of Kanagawa29
9146866595unequal treatiestrade treaties that China signed under pressure of invasion; gave Western powers trade benefits30
9146866596NationalismA strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country31
9146866597Unification of GermanyBismarck used his policy of "blood and iron" to unite the German states under Prussian rule32
9146866598Otto von BismarckGerman statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)33
9146866599Unification of Italy1859-187034
9146866600Tokugawa ShogunateJapanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences35
9146866601Meiji Restorationthe modernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's36
9146866602Sino-Japanese Wara war between China and Japan for influence, power, and territory37
9146866603Russo-Japanese War(1904-1905) War between Russia and Japan over imperial possessions. Japan emerges victorious.38
9146866604Quing DynastyChina's last dynasty, which ruled from 1644-191239
9146866605Self-strengtheningChina adopting Western technology but keeping Confucian values and institutions40
9146866606Movementan act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.41
9146866607Taiping Rebelliona mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China, led by Hong Xiuquan42
9146866608Causes of Industrial RevolutionNatural resources, large labor force, new inventions, free enterprise and railroads43
9146866609Causes of Imperialismmilitary strength, new markets and cultural superiority44
9146866610Responses to Imperialism45
9174931699Effects of Urbanization46
9364201099Absolute MonarchyA government in which the king or queen has absolute power.47
9458212680FascismA totalitarian form of government where one person rules.48
9684383310nomadic (adj)49
9684383312Neolithic RevolutionA turning point in the stone age when humans began farming.50
9684383313hunter-gathererPeople who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive51
9684383314PastoralismThe domestication of animals52
9684383315Job Specializationa job composed of a small part of a larger task or process53
9684383316social hierarchythe division of society by rank or class54
9684383311Cuneiform55
9696753957Code of Hammurabi282 laws by King Hammurabi carved into stone about family matters, taxes, debts, and more56

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