Unit 5 Terms Flashcards
calico
the Indian cotton cloth
marathas
a staunchly Hindu people of central India
pantheism
the belief that God is present in all things, both animate and inanimate
Wahhabism
the austere deeply puritanical brand of Islam
stateless society
independent villages and federations rules by local patriarchs and chiefs
slavery
an institution in which some people owned other human beings and used them for labor
triangular trade
the Atlantic commerce that developed. Links Europe, Africa, and the Americas
racism
the belief that one’s own race/ethnicity is superior to others
royal absolutism
a system of governance in which the rulers’ authority is said or come directly from God and thus cannot be limited or challenged by a human institution
limited monarchy
the nobles and the middle class work together to restrict the ruler
Glorious Revolution
a cooperative effort of Parliament and the invaders to overthrow James II
Bill of Rights
a written document specifying the rights that William and Mary were required to endorse as conditions of their rule
Enlightenment
a European intellectual movement inspired by boundless faith in human reasons
philosophies
eminent French thinkers
metropolitan
the head bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church
