AP World History: Unit 4 Vocab Flashcards
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314774590 | Predestination | The ideology that your spiritual faith is determined by God the moment that you are born. Originally introduced by John Calvin | 0 | |
314774591 | Indulgences | Money that people paid the church to help them get into heaven | 1 | |
314774592 | Jesuits | People who were apart of the "Society of Jesus". They were a group of people that spread across Europe to spread Christianity and save souls. | 2 | |
314774593 | Piracy | Robbery committed at sea | 3 | |
314774594 | Songhay | Also spelled Songhai, is an empire present found in Africa when the highest point of power was in the early 16th century. Present day Mali. | 4 | |
314774595 | Joint Stock Company | a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more individuals that own shares of stock in the company. | 5 | |
314774596 | Cash Crop | a crop grown for sale. For example, tobacco. | 6 | |
314774597 | Usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use | 7 | |
314774598 | Heretic | Someone who commits treason against God | 8 | |
314774599 | Bartolomeu Dias | Portuguese explorer who was the first explorer to sail to the southernmost tip of Africa. | 9 | |
314774600 | Transoceanic | across the ocean | 10 |