Enclosure Movement
During the Industrial Revolution, it was the consolidation of many small farms into one large farm, which created a labor force as many people lost their homes.
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Change and Turning Points
emperor
Political ruler of a country of nation. Similar to a king.
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domesticate
To tame an animal to live with, or close to humans.
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dictatorship
A system of government in which a country is ruled by a single person with absolute power.
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Diaspora
The enforced spreading out of a group of people. In history, there has been both a Jewish Diaspora and an African Diaspora.
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Descartes, Rene
(1596-1650) French intellectual who challenged traditional ideas. He said that human reason was capable of discovering and explaining the laws of nature and man. The idea of human reason being superior to tradition led to the beginning of the Enlightenment, a time of political awakening that became revolution.
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democratic republic
A political system in which a country is ruled by law, has representative government, and is democratic in nature.
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democracy
A system of government in which the citizens hold the legislative, judicial, and executive power, based on majority rule.
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daimyo
Land owning feudal lords in Japan.
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Da Gama, Vasco
(1469?-1524) Portuguese explorer who, in 1498, established an all water route to India
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