Chapter 17 (AP World History) Flashcards

8650882046	Cultural relativism	the practice of judging a culture by its own standards	0
8650884106	Deism	belief in a God who created the world but has since remained indifferent to it.	1
8650887401	Enlightenment	a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly	2
8650890047	Feminism	The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men	3
8650892741	High culture	the cultural patterns of a society's elite	4
8650895042	Laissez-faire	Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.	5
8650897462	Natural laws	Laws that govern human nature	6
8650901138	Natural rights	The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.	7
8650901140	Neoclassicism	the revival of a classical style or treatment in art, literature, architecture, or music.	8
8650904122	Philosophes	A group of French "radicals" who focused on human reason and making critical changes in society	9
8650908838	Pietism	17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion	10
8650911572	Popular culture	Cultural patterns that are widespread among a society's population	11
8650911573	Rococo	very highly ornamented; relating to an 18th century artistic style of elaborate ornamentation	12
8650914484	Romanticism	19th century artistic movement that appealed to emotion rather than reason	13
8650914485	Salons	Informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, philosophes, and others exchanged ideas	14
8650917782	Separation of powers	an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.	15
8650917783	Skepticism	a doubtful or questioning attitude, especially about religion.	16