305907758 | Technology | tools and skills developed and used to meet needs | 0 | |
305907759 | Textiles | fabrics that used for clothing | 1 | |
305907760 | Schism | a split; the splitting of Christianity into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy in the Roman Empire | 2 | |
305907761 | Doctrinal Differences | differences in the beliefs of religions based on their texts | 3 | |
305907762 | Epidemic Disease | a disease that quickly spreads to many people within an area | 4 | |
305907763 | Guilds | groups of people with the same occupation that join together to protect their interests and their trade | 5 | |
305907764 | Tax-farming | system of taxation in which the government sells the ability to collect taxes to citizens | 6 | |
305907765 | City States | a city and its surrounding land; functions as its own unit with its own leaders | 7 | |
305907766 | Sovereignty | ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states | 8 | |
305907767 | Mercenaries | hired soldiers; usually foreign | 9 | |
305907768 | Diasporas | the forced exodus of a people from their homeland; scattered across other lands | 10 | |
305907769 | Syncretism | a blending of two or more ideas into one; usually relgious | 11 | |
305907770 | Tribute System | a system in which defeated peoples had to pay their conquerors with food, money, work, etc. | 12 | |
305907771 | Infidel | to a religion- one who does not believe in said religion | 13 | |
306478654 | Chartered cities | cities run by their own charters, not by laws of a state, region, nation, etc. | 14 | |
306478655 | Usury | lending money with an extremely high interest rate | 15 | |
306478656 | Sacrament | a formal religious act that gives grace to those receiving it | 16 | |
306478657 | Caravel | a small, maneuverable ship that could sail in shallow waters | 17 | |
306478658 | Tariffs | taxes on foreign imports | 18 | |
306478659 | Conquistadors | Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain | 19 | |
306478660 | Absolutism | form of government in which ruler has absolute power | 20 | |
306478661 | Joint-stock companies | businesses formed by groups of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses | 21 | |
306478662 | Trade diasporas | networks of interconnected commercial communities living and working in major trade cities throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia. | 22 | |
306478663 | Excommunication | the act of expelling someone from the church | 23 | |
306478664 | Slave trade | the business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves | 24 | |
306478665 | Manumission | the act of freeing a slave from slavery | 25 | |
306478666 | Renaissance | the period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history | 26 | |
306478667 | Protestant | Christian religious movement started by Martin Luther; separated form the Catholic Church | 27 | |
306478668 | Coerced labor system | forced labor; i.e. slavery | 28 | |
306478669 | Mercantilism | economic theory in which the government regulates commercial interest, and more goods are exported than are imported | 29 |
AP World History 3 + 4 Flashcards
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