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Papacy |
The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is head |
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Indulgence |
The forgiveness of the punishment due for past sins, grabted by the Catholic Church authoritues as a reward for a pipous act |
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Protestant Reformation |
Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church beginning in 1519. |
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Catholic Reformation |
Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church, begun in response to the Protestant Reformation. |
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Witch-hunt |
The pursuit of people suspected of witchcraft in northern Europe in the late 16th and 17th centuries |
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Scientific Revolution |
The intellectual movement in Europe, initially associated with planetary motion and other aspects of physics, that by the seventeenth century had laid the groundwork for modern science |
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Enlightenment |
A philosophical movement in 18th century Europe that fosteres the belief that one could reform society by discovering rational laws that governed social behavior and were just as scientific as the laws of physics |
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Bourgeoisie |
In early modern Europe the class of well-off town dwellers whose wealth came from manufacturing, finance, commerce and allied professions |
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Joint-stock company |
A business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors |
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Stock Exchange |
A place where shares in a company or business enterprise are bought and sold |
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Gentry |
The class of land-holding families in England below aristocracy |
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Little Ice Age |
A century-long period of cool climate that began in the 1590s |
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Deforestation |
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves |
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Holy Roman Empire |
Loose federation of mostly German states and principalities, headed by an emperor elected by the princes. |
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Habsburg |
A powerful Europesn family that provided many Holy Roman Emperors, founded the Austrain Empire and ruled 16th and 17th century Spain |
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Versailles |
The huge palace built for French king Louis XVI south of Paris; symbolized French power and triumph of royal authority over the French nobility |
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Balance of Power |
The policy in international relations by which, beginning in the 18th century, the major European states acted together to prevent anyone of them from becoming too powerful |
