Unit 4 Vocab
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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Renaissance
Definition; Art, literature and culture in Europe begging in in the 14th century.
"The ideals of the renaissance the artistic and the cultural flowering of the time, helped inspire the thirst for knowledge"
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Westernization
Definition; Influencing ideas, customs and practices.
"The process of westernization would become a defining feature of the modern era it come "
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Absolutism
Definition; System where monarch and other rules enjoy unlimited power.
"Because these rulers had absolute power, their form of rule was known as absolutism."
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Divine Right
Definition:doctrine that right of rule directly from God, not from the people.
"Absolute monarchs claimed that their right to rule came from God, concept known as divine right"
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Commercial Revolution
Definition ; fast expansion of trade and commerce that modernized Europe .
"Europe was in a good position to benefit from the commercial revolution."
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Capitalism
Definition: economic system where resources are owned by markets and they choose where it's distributed.
"These changes gave rise to capitalism, an economic system based on private enterprise "
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Secular
Definition ; non religious; concerns of the world.
"With all this talk of Christianity, it is easy to imagine government becoming less secular."
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Conquistadors
Definition; Spanish conquerors of Americas.
"Conquistadors of the 16th century, entered a continent which he had believed was India."
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Mestizos
Definition; European and Native American mixed ancestry.
"They have been less successfully assimilated by intermarriage than have the Chinese, Spanish, and American mestizos, or mixed groups."
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Inflation
Definition; increase in prices , caused by increase in money supply.
"During the 1980s, people were menaced by double-digit inflation, trade union power and the Cold War."
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Colombian Exchange
Definitions; transfer of plants, animals and diseases between east and west hemisphere.
"The Columbian Exchange explains why Indian nations collapsed and European colonies thrived after Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492."
Great dying
Definition; decrease in American Indian populations from diseases brought from Europe.
"According to a study conducted by scientists based at the University of Cincinnati, the Earth almost became a lifeless planet as a result of the phenomenon that they dubbed The Great Dying."
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Humanism
Definition; Variety of ethical theory and practice that emphasizes reason, human fulfillment in the natural world and rejects the importance of belief in God.
"Humanism as a replacement religion, and as such represented an important strand in post-war humanist thought."
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Reformation
Definition ; movement that split Catholic Church, giving birth to Protestant religion.
"Reformation theology Theology in Western Europe from Gabriel Biel to Calvin."
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Scientific revolution
Definition; The start in the study of how nature began and moved beyond religious teachings.
" According to traditional accounts, the scientific revolution began in Europe towards the end of the Renaissance era and continued through the late 18th century."
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Enlightenment
Definition; movement in 18th century that needed to apply scientific methods to study society and it's problems.
"It can even be questioned whether monastic life is the best setting in which to seek enlightenment."
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Between 1400 and 1800's the world was changed the most by ideas. Leading to the start of the Colombian exchange , a lot of foods and animals where new to both known worlds. Giving each other new ideas and inventions for them to pursue throughout the years.
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