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Abbasid
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unit: ISLAM
def: dynasty that ruled musch of the Muslim empire between 750 and 1258 |
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Absolute Monarchs
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unit: ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
def: a king or a queen who has complete, unquestioned power over their country and all of the country's society |
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Age of Reason
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unit: ENLIGHTENMENT
def: another name for the enlightenment; a time where rational thinking was applied to all aspects of society |
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Analects
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unit: CHINA
def: confucian teachings and writings |
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Anarchy
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: no government control |
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Anglicans
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unit: REFORMATION
def: followers of the protestant church of england; started when henry VIII wanted to divorce wife |
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Animism
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unit: GENERAL RELIGION TERM
def: animal spirit worship; polytheistic |
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Apprentice
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unit: FORMATION OF WESTERN EUROPE
def: parents would pay for their training; lived with their master and were trained to be like him; took about 2 - 7 years |
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Aristocracy
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: a government or state ruled by a privileged upper class. |
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Astrolabe
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unit: ISLAM
def: allowed Muslims to sail better; was like a compass; a technology developed |
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Autocracy
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: a government in which one person has absolute power as a leader |
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Barbarian
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unit: MONGOLS
def: name given to mongols by chinese because they were thought to be uncivilized |
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Berbers
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unit: ISLAM
def: muslims from northern africa |
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Boyer
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unit: ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
def: russian upper class |
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Bushido
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unit: JAPAN
def: the strict code of behavior followed by samurai warriors |
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Bourgeoisie
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unit: FRENCH REVOLUTION
def: the upper class; nobles |
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Bubonic Plague
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unit: FORMATION OF WESTERN EUROPE
def: a deadly disease that killed about 1/3 of people in 14th century europe; spread by rats; had a huge effect on society, population, and economy |
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Bureaucracy
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: a system of departments and agencies created to do the function of the government |
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Cabinet
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: advisors to a ruler |
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Caliph
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unit: ISLAM
def: a supreme political and religious leader in muslim government |
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Calligraphy
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unit: CHINA
def: the art of beautiful writing |
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Canon Law
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unit: MIDDLE AGES
def: the laws of the catholic church |
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Capitalism
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unit: GENERAL ECONOMIC TERM
def: an economic system based on private ownership and investing; |
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Caravel
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unit: AGE OF EXPLORATION
def: type of ship designed by portugese to sail against the wind to go faster and farther |
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Cartography
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unit: AGE OF EXPLORATION
def: the art of mapmaking |
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Caste
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unit: MUGHALS
def: the social system of india based on hinduism and reincarnation |
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Chivalry
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unit: MIDDLE AGES
def: the code of behavior that knights followed |
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Civil Service
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unit: CHINA
def: the exam taken by citizens to see if they could work in the government |
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Colombian Exchange
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unit: AGE OF EXPLORATION
def: global transfer of goods between europe, africa, to the americas |
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Conquistator
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unit: ATLANTIC WORLD
def: a spanish explorer soldier |
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Conservative
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unit: FRENCH REVOLUTION
def: the right-side of the assembly that wanted the way france was to remain the same |
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Constitutional Monarchy
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unit: ENLIGHTENMENT
def: a government where the king's powers are limited by law |
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Counter Reformation
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unit: REFORMATION
def: changes made within the catholic church to fix the corruption during the time of the protestant reformation |
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Cosmopolitan
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unit:
def: highly sophisticated culture |
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Crusades
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unit: MIDDLE AGES
def: holy wars between the christians and muslims over the holy land of israel; introduced many new ideas and goods from the east |
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Cultural Diffusion
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unit: ALL
def: the spreading of a group of people's cultures |
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Culture
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unit: ALL
def: |
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
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unit: FRENCH REVOLUTION
def: a document outlining revolutionary ideas adopted by the national assembly |
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Democracy
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: a government where the citizens vote on descions with a free election |
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Demographics
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unit:
def: the statistics of what people do and who they are |
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Desertification
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unit:
def: the rapid depletion of plant life and the loss of topsoil at desert boundaries and in semiarid regions, usually caused by a combination of drought and the overexploitation of grasses and other vegetation by people. |
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Devshirme
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unit: OTTOMANS
def: the policy of taking christian children as specialized soldiers for islam |
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Despot
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: tyrannical |
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Dictator
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: someone who assumes power by force |
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Dynasty
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: a government where the power is passed from parent to child; one family who rules a country |
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Dynastic Cycle
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unit: CHINA
def: a series of events taht the chinese believed every dynasty would go through; involved the mandate of heaven |
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Divine Right
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unit: ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
def: the belief by absolute monarchs that god created the monarchy and the monarch acted on the behalf of god and answered only to god |
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Eastern Orthodox
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unit:
def: after the great schism, the church broke into eastern orthodox and catholic; eastern orthodox recieve all sacraments at baptism; don't have pope |
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Economic System
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unit: ALL
def: the way a civilization uses, obtains, and values materials |
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Emigre
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unit: FRENCH REVOLUTION
def: the nobles that fled during the turmoil of the french revolution |
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Eunuch
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unit: CHINA
def: a man who was castrated so that he could live in the forbidden city and work for the emperor without being attracted to the emperor's concubines |
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Enlightenment
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unit: ENLIGHTENMENT
def: a time of intellectual growth within western europe; rational thinking was applied to all parts of society |
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Estates General
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unit: FRENCH REVOLUTION
def: the three classes in the 'old regime' before the french revolution; |
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Ethnocentric
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unit: ALL
def: ideals that are focused on ones own culture |
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Excommunication
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unit:MIDDLE AGES
def: removal from the church; in most societies excommunication meant being exiled from society |
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Feudalism
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unit: MIDDLE AGES
def:an economic system based on serfs farming on manors owned by lords known as vassals who were granted the land, known a fief, from the king. the peasants farm and take only what they need to survive and give 10 % as a tithe to the church and the rest to the lord |
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Fiefdom
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unit: MIDDLE AGES
def: a fief is a land grant; the act of granting land; see feudalism |
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Filial Piety
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unit: CHINA
def: respect towards elders |
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Fiscal
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unit: GENERAL ECONOMIC TERM
def: relating to money |
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Franks
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unit: FORMATION OF WESTERN EUROPE
def: the french; the people of gaul |
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Free Market
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unit: GENERAL ECONOMIC TERM
def: unrestricted trade and economy; for example the colombian exchange and the dutch |
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Forbidden City
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unit: CHINA
def: the city where the emperor lived; only who he chose were allowed to enter |
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Gaul
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unit: FORMATION OF WESTERN EUROPE
def: another name for france; inhabited by the franks |
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Ghana
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unit: AFRICA
def: a civilization in western africa |
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Ghazis
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unit: ISLAM
def: warrior for islam |
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Griot
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unit: AFRICA
def: a storyteller who kept oral tradition and record |
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Globalization
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unit: ALL
def: the spreading of one culture through out the world |
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Guild
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unit: FORMATION OF WESTERN EUROPE
def: any of various medieval associations, as of merchants or artisans, organized to maintain standards and to protect the interests of its members, and that sometimes constituted a local governing body. |
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Guillotine
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unit: FRENCH REVOLUTION
def: a device to behead people efficiently and painlessly |
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Government
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unit: ALL
def: the people who have the power and lead the society |
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Habeus Corpus
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unit: ENLIGHTENMENT
def: the right to one's own body |
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Haiku
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unit: JAPAN
def: a japanese poem about nature |
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Hajj
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unit:ISLAM
def: a pilgrimage that every muslim must make to mecca; part of the five pillars of islam |
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Heian Period
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unit: JAPAN
def: a time period in japan where there were many chinese influences; many cultural and societal elements; music, theater, art, literature; |
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Ghazis
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unit: ISLAM
def: warrior for islam |
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Griot
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unit: AFRICA
def: a storyteller who kept oral tradition and record |
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Globalization
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unit: ALL
def: the spreading of one culture through out the world |
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Guild
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unit: FORMATION OF WESTERN EUROPE
def: any of various medieval associations, as of merchants or artisans, organized to maintain standards and to protect the interests of its members, and that sometimes constituted a local governing body. |
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Guillotine
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unit: FRENCH REVOLUTION
def: a device to behead people efficiently and painlessly |
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Government
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unit: ALL
def: the people who have the power and lead the society |
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Habeus Corpus
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unit: ENLIGHTENMENT
def: the right to one's own body |
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Haiku
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unit: JAPAN
def: a japanese poem about nature |
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Hajj
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unit:ISLAM
def: a pilgrimage that every muslim must make to mecca; part of the five pillars of islam |
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Heian Period
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unit: JAPAN
def: a time period in japan where there were many chinese influences; many cultural and societal elements; music, theater, art, literature; |
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Hugenots
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unit: REFORMATION
def: french protestants |
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Hundred Years War
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unit: ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
def: a war fought over the throne of france |
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Heretic
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unit: MIDDLE AGES
def: one whose beliefs go against that of the church |
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Hierarchy
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unit: ALL
def: ordering by class, grade, or rank |
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House of Wisdom
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unit: ISLAM
def: a library in baghdad; had many great ideas and knowledge |
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Holy Roman Empire
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unit: FORMATION OF WESTERN EUROPE
def: founded by charlemagne; contains mainly germany; catholic; had little to do with rome |
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Humanism
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unit: RENAISSANCE
def: the belief that life's work could be measured by human acheivement and not by being a meek farmer |
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Imperialism
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies; for example imperial japan |
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Indulgence
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unit: REFORMATION
def: the catholic church was selling 'free passes' for sinning; one of the things reformation changed |
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Infidel
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unit:
def: a person who does not accept a particular faith |
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Inflation
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unit: GENERAL ECONOMIC TERM
def: when the amount of money required to buy things is so high that money loses its value |
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Inquisition
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unit: FORMATION OF WESTERN EUROPE
def: spain's questioning and trying muslims, jews, and all who did not follow catholicism. this was all part of spains movement to christianize spain, known as the reformation |
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Institution
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unit: ALL
def: organized structure or social grouping or beliefs |
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Infrastructure
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unit: ALL
def: the buildings, water systems, roads, power, etc of a society |
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Islam
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unit: ISLAM
def: those who follow the prophet mohammed and the koran |
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Janissary
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unit: OTTOMANS
def: specialized soldier-slaves; obtained through the devshirme system; born christian boys |
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Jesuits
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unit: REFORMATION
def: part of the counter reformation movement within catholic church; had success in japan for a while |
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Jihad
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unit: ISLAM
def: a holy war |
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Joint Stock Company
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unit: ATLANTIC WORLD
def: a buisness venture developed during commercial revolution; many people pool money together for a common purpose; in case of atlantic world unit the common purpose was colonization and exploration |
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Karma
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unit:MUGHALS
def: the belief that how you treat others and the good you do will eventually come back to you; the key element of hinduism |
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Khan
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unit: MONGOLS
def: mongol name for ruler |
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Magna Carta
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unit: FEUDALISM
def: a legal document drawn up in england by the nobles to limit the power of the king |
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Mali
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unit: AFRICA
def: a civilization in western europe |
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Manorialism
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unit:FEUDALISM
def: the economic side of feudalism; serfs working the land and giving most to lords; |
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Manchu
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unit: CHINA
def: ruled china during the qing dynasty; ruled mainly in manchuria |
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Mandate of Heaven
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unit:CHINA
def: the god's favoring of the dynasty; any bad thing happening to the dynasty was caused by the dynasty disappointing the gods |
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Mercantilism
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unit: ATLANTIC WORLD
def: 1600s - 1800s economic theory that believed a country's power came from it's wealth; belief that there is only so much wealth in the world and to obtain it one must take it from someone else; |
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Ming
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unit: CHINA
def: a dynasty founded by a peasants son; brought stability to china; time of zheng he; xenophobia |
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Monarchy
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: a government where the power is passed from parent to child |
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Monastary
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unit:
def: a house of monks |
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Mongol Empire
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unit: MONGOLS
def: nomads; strongest leader was gengis khan; centered in mongolia; horsemanship was huge; strong warriors; lived in yurts |
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Mughal Empire
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unit: MUGHALS
def: indian empire; muslim |
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Monopoly
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unit: GENERAL ECONOMIC TERM
def: when one group has complete control over the production of certain goods |
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Monotheism
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unit: ALL/MOST
def: belief in one god |
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Monsoon
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unit: JAPAN
def: intense storms in asia; made sailing difficult; |
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Moors
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unit: ISLAM
def: muslims of spain |
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Mosaic
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unit:
def: art made from many pieces of various things |
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Mosque
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unit: ISLAM
def: muslim house of worship |
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Muslims
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unit: ISLAM
def: followers of islam; followers of prophet mohammad |
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Nationalism
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unit: FORMATION OF WESTERN EUROPE
def: "belief in one's country"; patriotic beliefs |
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Netherlands
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unit: AGE OF EXPLORATION
def: the dutch; played a huge part in trade and economy; did not colonize or force beliefs to make a lasting impression; strong middle class so citizens not motivated to colonize to get out of netherlands; dutch east india company; focused on trade and markets |
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95 Theses
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unit: REFORMATION
def: the ninety five things martin luther found to be wrong about hte catholic church |
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Nirvana
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unit:
def: enlightenment; heaven |
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Oligarchy
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unit: GENERAL GOVERNMENT TERM
def: government ruled by a small group of people |
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Ottoman Empire
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unit: OTTOMANS
def: an empire in what is now turkey |
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Papal
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unit:
def: relating to the pope |
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Patron
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unit: RENAISSANCE
def: a person who funded the arts financially |
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Parliment
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unit: ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
def: created to limit power of english king |
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Pax Mongolia
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unit: MONGOLS
def: the mongol peace |
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Philosophe
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unit: ENLIGHTENMENT
def: member of a group of enlightenment thinkers who serched for natural laws to explain economics |
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Polytheism
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unit:
def: belief in many gods |
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Predestination
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unit: REFORMATION
def: the catholic church at the time was allowing people to pay a certain amount of money to secure that they would go to heaven; reformation looked to cahnge this |
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Protestant
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unit: REFORMATION
def: followers of martin luther during reformation; no pope; split from catholics; |
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Qur'an
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unit: ISLAM
def: muslim holy book |
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Reincarnation
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unit: MUGHALS
def: rebirth as another identity; hindu faith |
