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Feudalism

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a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return

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Feudalism Triangle

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made up of the king at the top with the nobles, knights, and vassals below him

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Vassal

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a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.

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Manor

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a large country house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate.

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Magna Carta

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the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government were not above the law

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Bubonic Plague

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the most common form of plague in humans, characterized by fever, delirium, and the formation of buboes.

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100 Years War

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The Hundred Years’ War was a series of armed conflicts fought between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages.

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Pope v. Patriarch

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The pope is effectively the patriarch of the Latin Church

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Fief

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an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service.

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Humanism

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an approach to life-based on reason and our common humanity, recognizing that moral values are properly founded on human nature and experience alone.

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Patron of the arts

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someone who acts as a patron to or supports charities, organizations, and individuals who work in or concern the arts.

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Printing Press

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a device that allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter, mainly text in the form of books, pamphlets and newspapers

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Predestination

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you believe that people have no control over events because everything has already been decided by a power such as God or fate

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect

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Emphasis on the Individual

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individualism makes the individual its focus,

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Greco-Roman Influence

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having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman.

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Renaissance Man

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cultured man of the Renaissance who was knowledgeable, educated, or proficient in a wide range of fields

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Protestant Reformation

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a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s

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Indulgences

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In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence is “a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins

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Simony

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If a priest became a bishop by paying a bribe

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Martin Luther

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German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds

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Heretic

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He complained that anyone who challenges an assumption about global warming gets branded a heretic.

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Edict of Nantes

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effectively ended the French Wars of Religion by granting official tolerance to Protestantism.

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30 Years War

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the Thirty Years’ War was a 17th-century religious conflict fought primarily in central Europe

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Scientific Revolution

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Scientific Revolution, drastic changein scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries

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Scientific Method

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method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.

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Inca Empire

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empire in south america

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Aztec Empire

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empire in south america

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Maya Civilization

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The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period.

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Christopher Columbus

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the Italian explorer who was the first European to discover America, in 1492

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Columbian Exchange

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the exchange of diseases, ideas, and food. crops, and populations between the
New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

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Treaty of Tordesillas

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an agreement between Spain and Portugal dividing the rights to colonize all lands outside of Europe.

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Mercantilism

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a system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports and increasing stores of gold and precious metals.

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Triangular Trade

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a system of transatlantic trade in the 16th century between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

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segment of the global slave trade that transported between 10 million and 12 million enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century

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Absolute Monarchy

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The reign of the French King Louis XIV (reigned 1643-1715) has long been considered the best example of absolutism. I
Fact during the 17th century many other europeanmonarchies imitated the french system

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Divine Right

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the right given by God to rule

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Louis XIV

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king of France (1643–1715); son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria.

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Louis XVI

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the outbreak of the French Revolution and the end of Versailles’ royal era

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Peter the Great

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czar of Russia who introduced ideas from Western Europe to reform the government

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Henry VIII

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king of England

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Westernization

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The process by which a country or society adopts the customs and institutions that are said to characterize the Western world

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Constitutional Monarchy

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system of government in which a monarch (see monarchy) shares power with a constitutionally organized government

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Palace of Versailles

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A large royal residence built in the seventeenth century by King Louis XIV of France in Versailles, near Paris

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Baron de Montesquieu

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a French lawyer, man of letters, and one of the most influential political philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment

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Enlightened Despot

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Form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.

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Voltaire

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the fictitious Lettres philosophiques (1734) and the satirical novel Candide (1759

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Natural Rights

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that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away

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John Locke

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English philosopher and political theorist

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Thomas Hobbes

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materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings

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Jean-Jacque Rousseau

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materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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Mary Wollstonecraft was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights

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Catherine the Great

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Catherine II, most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III.

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Social Contract

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people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior.

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State of Nature

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In ethics, political philosophy, social contract theory, religion, and international law, the term state of nature describes the hypothetical way of life that existed before humans organised themselves into societies or civilizations.

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Frederick the Great

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Under Frederick’s leadership Prussia became one of the great states of Europe, with vastly expanded territories and impressive military strength.