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Divine Right

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Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god

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Parliament

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The legislature of England

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Heliocentric Theory

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A theory based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe

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Galileo

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He proved the heliocentric theory

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Annexation

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To add a territory

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Social contract

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A theory that people should give up rights for protection from the government

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Entrepreneurs

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A person who assumes financial risk in hope of making a profit

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Natural right

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Right that belongs to all humans from birth, such as life, liberty, and property

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Sphere of Influence

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An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges

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Guillotine

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Device used during the reign of terror to execute thousands by beheading

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Copernicus

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He propose the heliocentric theory

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Montesquieu

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Believed there should be a division of powers

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Bourgeoisie

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Middle class consisting of bankers, lawyers, doctors, ect.

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Declaration of the Rights of Man

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France’s first declaration giving natural rights

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Scorched earth policy

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Military tactic in which soldiers destroy everything in their path to hurt the enemy

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Tennis Court Oath

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3rd estate declare themselves National Assembly and would meet until constitution was made

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Proletariat

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The working class

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Factory Acts

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Laws passed to ensure children’s safety in the workforce

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Social Darwinism

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The belief that one racial group is superior to others

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Laissez-Faire economics

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Policy allowing business to operate with little or no government involvement

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Committee of Public Saftey

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Were in charge of the trials an executions during the Reign of Terror

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Mary Woolenscraft

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First woman to write a book and stood up for education

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Battle of Waterloo

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European allies officially defeat Napoleon

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Tenements

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Small apartments for work force

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Renaissance

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Rebirth of Greek culture

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City of Alexandria

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Became the capital for Hellinism

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Black Plague

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Epidemic that killed half of Europe

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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Had many talents was known as a renaissance man

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Roosevelt corollary

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U.S claimed international police power in the Western Hemisphere

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Realism

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Represents world as it is

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Indulgence

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A pardon for sins committed during a persons lifetime

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Excommunication

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Exclusion from church for breaking church law

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Perspective

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Art technique giving art 3-dimensional effect

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Feudalism

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Loosely governments lords governed own land

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Humanist

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Focused on education and classics

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Inquisition

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A church court to try people of heresy

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Vernacular

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Everyday language of ordinary people

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Imperialism

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The extension of a nations power over other lands

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Raw Material

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Basic material from which a product is made

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Empire

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Group of territories rules by one ruler

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Trade Surplus

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Exports higher than imports

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Protectorate

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Local rulers left in place

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Communism

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All wealth and property owned by everyone

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Anarchy

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No government

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Factory

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A building where things are made

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Industrialization

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Move from rural to urban

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Explain why the church was upset with scientists during the scientific revolution

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They were upset because they were going against the church’s teaching

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Describe the steps of the scientific method.

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Observe, question, hypothesis, experiment, analyze, conclude.

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What were newtons 3 laws?

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A) stays in rest unless unbalance force
B) F=MA
C) equal and opposite action and reaction

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Explain why most Europeans supported absolutism.

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Because of divine right.

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Who was Louis XIV and what did he believe about himself?

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King of France and believed he was the state.

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Explain why King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta

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Because nobles made him

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What resulted from the English Glorious Revolution in 1688?

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Over throw of king James

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Explain why the enlightenment writers face censorship.

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Higher ups didn’t want them convincing people

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Explain what John Locke believed.

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Natural rights

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Explain what Thomas Hobbs believed.

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Social contract

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The French legislative assembly of 1792 extended voting rights to?

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All men

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Robespierre believed that France could achieve a republic of virtue through what means?

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Reign of terror

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Explain trials of Reign of Terror.

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Any crime was punished by cutting head off

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Explain direct and indirect control.

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Direct is completely controlling new territory. Indirect is training a native leader to spread beliefs.

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Explain major decisions made by congress of Vienna.

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France returns to pre borders, gave lands back from napoleons rule.

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Why was the textile industry important?

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Because everyone needs clothes.

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Explain what Karl Marx thought of capitalism

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Believed workers would revolt.

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Describe living conditions during industrial revolution.

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Poor people lived in small homes, cramped and unsanitary.

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One major benefit of hiring women during industrial revolution.

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Cheap labor

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How was social Darwinism applied to the idea of imperialism

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Survival of the fittest

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What were five major religions, leader and religious book.

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1) Christianity, God, bible
2) Buddhism, Buddha dhamma
3) Judiasm, Torah and God
4) Islam, Muhammad and Quran
5) Hinduism, many gods

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What is the key difference between Athens and Sparta?

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Athens focused on the arts and Sparta focused on military.

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Which came first, Roman Empire or roman republic?

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Roman republic came first

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What was the crusades?

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War between Christians and Muslims for holy land. Started by pope urban 2nd

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Importance of king Henry, Martin Luther, and king Louis XIV

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King Henry made England Protestant. Martin Luther started reformation. Louis allowed monarchy to become republic in France

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