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Vocab Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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What is democracy?

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a government that is controlled by the peope who live under it

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2
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What are civil rights?

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the rights of a citizen

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What is the Magna Carta?

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the Great Charter which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights

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What is a monarch?

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the king or queen

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What is a civil war?

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A war between citizens of a country

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What is a republic?

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a country without a monarch, such as the USA

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What is a constitutional monarchy?

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a monarchy in which the monarch rules according to the constitution and laws of the nation

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What is the Gulf Stream?

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a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico north along the coast of the United States and then east to Europe

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What is the Spanish Armarda?

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a great fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England

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What does ‘to colonize’ mean?

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to settle in and control the lands of others

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What is an entrepreneur?

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a person who runs a buisness, taking the isk in order to make the profit

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What is a guild?

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a medieval association of craftsmen or tradsemen which upheld standards and protected its members

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What is a protestant?

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any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Orthodox Eastern Church

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What is a congregation?

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an assembly of people who gather for religious worship

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What is the Church of England?

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the established church in England, headed by the monarch

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What does elaborate mean?

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decorated, ceremonial

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What does ‘to dissent’ mean?

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to differ in opinion, disagree, refuse to conform to the established Church

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What is a Calvanist?

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a follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation

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What does ‘to tolerate’ mean?

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to allow people to live, think, or worship according to their own beliefs

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What is original sin?

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in traditional Christian belief, the state of sin in which all humans live because Adam and Even disobeyed God

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21
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What is hysteria?

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a state of uncontrolled excitement

22
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What does “to duck” mean?

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to plunge suddenly under water and out again

23
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What is an absolute monarch?

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a king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power

24
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What is slovenly?

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untidy, dirty, careless in dress, appearance, and habits

25
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What does to exalt mean?

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to place high in rank, honour, or power

26
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What does to debase mean?

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to make low in rank, honor or power

27
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What is a tyrant?

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a cruel and unjust ruler or person

28
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What does incompetent mean?

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lacking ability

29
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What does to ally mean?

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to combine with for a special purpose

30
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What does to compromise mean?

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to settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand

31
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What is an extravagance?

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careless and lavish spending, wastefulness

32
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What is a favourite?

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a person or thing liked better than others, a person treated specially

33
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What does to alienate mean?

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to cause someone to become indifferent or hostile

34
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What does to despise mean?

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to hate, to scorn, to deny respect

35
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What is ship money?

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In earlier times, coastal towns had to supply the king with ships, or their value in money. Charles 1 made all towns and landowners pay ship money

36
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What is tonnage and poundage?

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a customs duty or tax collected on the tons and pouunds of goods coming into or leaving a country

37
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What does to billet mean?

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to require homeowners to provide food and lodging for soldiers

38
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What is title?

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a name showing a person’s rank and position in life. Charles 1 forced anyone with property worth forty pounds or more to pay him a large fee to become a knight

39
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What is the Court of Star Chamber

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a royal court in which people had no legal rights

40
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What is satire?

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a literary work in which corruption, stupidity, foolishness or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt

41
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What is seditious libel?

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false and malicious statements against the monarch which are treasonable

42
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What is pillory?

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a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the had and arms, in which offeners were exposed in public scorn

43
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What is a writ of habeus corpus?

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an order requiring that a prisoner be taken to court to decide if he or she is being imprisoned lawfully

44
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What is a Presbyterian?

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a Protestant church governed by presbyters (elders)

45
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What is a covenant?

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agreement

46
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What is a dilemma?

A

a difficult choice

47
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What are the Crown Jewels?

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jewels used but not owned byt the royal family

48
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What is the militia?

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citizens who are not regular soldiers, but who are trained to act as soldiers in times of emergency

49
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What is a lobster tail helmet?

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a soldier’s helmet with joined plates on the back to protect the neck

50
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What is regicide?

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a person who kills, or participates in the killing of a king

51
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What is a Test Act?

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an act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions

52
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What does To Abdicate mean?

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to give up or renounce

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