protectorate
A country or region that is controlled by a more powerful country.
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World History
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property
Something of value that is owned by a person.
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proletariat
Term given to the working class people in society.
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Princip, Gavrilo
(1894 -1918) Serbian nationalist/terrorist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in 1914. This event resulted in the start of World War I.
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Prince, The
A book of political advice written by Niccolo Machiavelli during the Renaissance in which he describes the methods that a prince should use to acquire and maintain political power. This book was used to defend policies of despotism and tyranny. Machiavelli wrote that a ruler should take any action to remain in power, or that ﾓthe ends justifies the means.ﾔ
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Prince Metternich
(1773-1859) Chancellor of the Astro-Hungarian Empire between 1821 and 1848. He was the most powerful political figure in Europe between 1814 and 1848. He was driven from power in the Revolutions of 1848.
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priest
A spiritual leader in a variety of religions.
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predestination
The idea of Calvinist Protestants that certain people were pre-selected to go to heaven.
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Pre-Columbian
Period of North and South American history before the arrival of the Europeans in the late 15th century.
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power loom
A device that combined thread to make cloth using steam power.
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