WORLD HIST. VOCAB

RENAISSANCE

• The blooming of Greek and Roman ideas.
• It all began in Italy around 1300 then spread through all of Europe

WESTERNIZATION

• The spread of ideas and values originated in Europe.
• It spread also in the western world.

ABSOLUTISM

DEVINE RIGHT

• Belief that the ruler's power is from God.
• It could not be questioned.

COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION

• The rapid expansion of trade and commerce.
• This began in the 16th century in Europe.

CAPITALISM

• Economy based on self interest.
• means all resources are privately owned, depending of how they a are distributed.

SECULAR

CONQUISTADORS

• Spanish conquerors of the Americas.
• They were looking for the three G's:gold, god, and glory.

MESTIZOS

• People of mixed European and Native American ancestry.
• This means either old European or meso American history .

INFLATION

• A rise in prices by an increase in the supply in money.
• This result In an decline in its value.

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

• Shift in the study of nature.
• This began in the mid-1500s.

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• Transfer of plants, animals, and disease.
• This only went for the eastern and western hemispheres.

GREAT DYING

• Devastation of Native American populations.
• This was due to disease brought over from Europe.

ENLIGHTMENT

• An intellectual 18th century movement.
• This applies to the modern scientific method.

GREAT DYING

HUMANISM

• This was a renaissance philosophy.
• It emphasizes the worth of individual and balanced religious faith.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• Ideas basically reformed the world.
• They were all there to change life for the better of society.
• Even religious thoughts have changed.

REFORMATION

• A reform movement of the 16th and 17th centuries.
• This split the Catholic Church and gave birth to the Protestant religion.