Ap World History Chapter 8 Old Stuff Flashcards

Approximately 1450 to around 1750

318683424	Agrarian	Of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.	0
318683425	Capitalism	an economic system based on private ownership of capital	1
318683426	Colonization	the act of colonizing	2
318683427	Deists	Influenced 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.	3
318683428	Divine Rights	Monarch enjoyed god given power, nothing but god is higher than the king	4
318683429	Economy	The wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.	5
318683430	Hedonism	an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good	6
318683431	Hinder	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of	7
318683432	Humanism	the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason	8
318683433	Monarchy	an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority	9
318683434	Monk	a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work	10
318683435	Parliament	A body of representatives that makes laws for a nation.	11
318683436	Patriarch	the male head of family or tribe	12
318683437	Pope	the head of the Roman Catholic Church	13
318683438	Satire	witty language used to convey insults or scorn	14
318683439	Urbanization	the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban	15
318683440	Vassals	lesser lords who pledged their service and loyalty to a greater lord -- in a military capacity	16
318683441	Columbian Exchange	The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.	17
318683442	Indulgences	selling of forgiveness by the Catholic Church. It was common practice when the church needed to raise money. The practice led to the Reformation.	18
318683443	Renaissance	the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world	19