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| 25595485 | Aristotelian World View | Motionless earth was fixed at center of universe, God was beyond. | 0 | |
| 25595486 | Ptolemy's System | Last great ancient astronomer; there was a place for God. Complicated rules used to explain minor irregularities in the movement of the planets. | 1 | |
| 25595487 | Heliocentric Theory | Sun is the center of the universe. Coperican view. | 2 | |
| 25595488 | Geocentric Theory | Earth is the center of the universe. Aristotelian view. | 3 | |
| 25595489 | Deism | God built the Universe and let it run. Clockmaker theory. | 4 | |
| 25595490 | Enlightened despot | Enlightened ruler. Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great. | 5 | |
| 25595491 | Physiocrats | Opponents of mercantilism and Colbertism in particular. Led by François Quesnay. Felt the need for a strong independent republic. | 6 | |
| 25595492 | Laissez-faire capitalism | Minimal governmental interference in the economic affairs. Espoused by Adam Smith and François Quesnay. | 7 | |
| 25595493 | Vikings | The Vikings were sailors (some would say pirates) from Scandinavia who between 800 C.E. and 1050 C.E. raided the northern coast of Europe searching for land and plunder. Some Vikings did manage to cross the Atlantic Ocean and established a colony called Vinland in Newfoundland. | 8 | |
| 25595494 | Polo, Marco | A Venetian merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel the Silk Road to China. Considered by many as a great explorer, but by others as a great story teller; Polo wrote his fantastic experiences in his book -The Travels of Marco Polo. | 9 | |
| 25595495 | Pueblo Indians | They are Native Americans who live in the southwestern region of the United States. They built adobe houses and lived in towns (pueblo is Spanish for town). The Pueblo Indians are comprised of several groups. They were forced to convert to Catholicism by the Spanish, but still retained their identity. | 10 | |
| 25595496 | Iroquois | The Iroquois lived in upstate New York. They formed the Iroquois Confederacy and fought against European incursions. They allied with the English against the French and their Huron allies. | 11 | |
| 25595497 | Treaty of Tordesillas | Spain and Portugal signed the treaty in 1494 to settle the dispute between the two nations over land ownership. Pope Alexander VI declared that Spain would own the land east of the line and Spain would get the land west of the line. | 12 | |
| 25595498 | Conquistadores | Spanish 'conquerors' or soldier in the new World | 13 | |
| 25595499 | Encomienda | Indians were required to work a certain number of days for a landowner, but had their own land to work as well. | 14 | |
| 25595500 | Northwest Passage | A water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through northern Canada and along the northern coast of Alaska. Sought by navigators since the 16th century. | 15 | |
| 25595501 | Repartimiento | Spanish labor system that replaced the encomienda. The natives were supposed to receive fair compensation from their Spanish employers. | 16 |
