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48 Cards in this Set
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Communism
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a form of complete socialism in which the means of production are owned by the people
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Socialism
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factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all
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Karl Marx
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German journalist who introduced the world to Marxism, wrote The Communist Manifesto
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Utilitarianism
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belief that the government should support the greatest good for the greatest number of people
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Thomas Malthus
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wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population
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Adam Smith
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defended the idea of free markets in his 1776 book The Wealth of Nations
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Laissez Faire
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the economic policy of letting
owners of industry and business set working conditions without interference |
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imperialism
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the policy of extending one country’s rule over
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Samuel Slater
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brought industrialization to the US
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1819 Factory Act
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restricted working age and hours
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Urbanization
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city building and the movement of people to cities
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Positives of Industrial Revolution
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increased output of goods, more jobs
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railroads
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made travel easier, helped agriculture and fishing jobs, created jobs, cheap way to ship goods
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Robert Fulton
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created steamboat
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James Watt
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improved steam engine
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Eli Whitney
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inventor of cotton gin
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John Kay
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invented flying shuttle
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Jethro Tull
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developed seed driller
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Agricultural Revolution
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A time when new inventions such as the seed drill and the steel plow made farming easier and faster. The production of food rose dramatically.
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Industrial Revolution
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a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
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100 Years War
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Between England and France, 1337 to 1453
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Bubonic Plague
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killed millions across the world
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Aquinas
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argued that the
most basic religious truths could be proved by logical argument |
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Children's Crusade
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Took place in 1212 -Two different groups of children set out to conquer Jerusalem.
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Saladin
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Great Muslim ruler of Egypt and military leader who defeated the Christians and captured Jerusalem.
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Richard
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fought to a truce with the Muslim leader Saladin
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First Crusade
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A "holy war" in which medieval Christian warriors sought to recover control of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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Age of Faith
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800 to 1500, Christian beliefs inspired the
Crusades, cathedrals, and universities |
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Treaty of Verdun
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divided the empire into three kingdoms
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Accomplishments of Charlemagne
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built an empire greater than any known since ancient Rome
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Charlemagne
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Charles the Great, ruled the Frankish kingdom
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Carolingian Dynasty
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the family that would rule the Franks from 751 to 987
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Charles Martel
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most powerful person in the Frankish
kingdom |
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Peppin II
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Charles Martel's son
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Franks
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Germanic people
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Feudalism
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political and economic system based on land ownership and personal loyalty
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Five Characteristics of Middle Ages
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poverty, ignorance, economic chaos, bad government, and the plague, it was also a period of cultural and artistic achievement
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Roots of Middle Ages
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the classical heritage of Rome, the beliefs
of the Roman Catholic Church, and the customs of various Germanic tribes |
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Middle Ages
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the medieval period
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Kamikaze
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divine wind
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Marco Polo
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young Venetian trader
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Kublai Khan
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the grandson of Genghis Khan, assumed
the title Great Khan in 1260. |
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Genghis Khan
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“universal ruler” of the Mongol clans.
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Inventions of Song
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movable type
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Song
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960 to 1279
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Tang
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618 to 907
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Two works of Sui
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Grand Canal and Great Wall
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Sui Dynasty
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581 to 618
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