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Essential Vocabulary
vocabulary words and their meaning
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History
10th Grade
11/12/2016

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HELIOCENTRIC
Definition
At the center of the sun,usually at the solar system
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Geocentric
Definition
The center of the earth usually at the solar system
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ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
Definition
Monarchs who makes decisions of their own
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NAPOLEON
Definition
President of france,but he attempted to change the constitution so he run for a second term
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Revolution Social Contract
Definition
The agreement made by the society to replace or remove a government
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Copernicus
Definition
A name
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Enlightenment
Definition
A period of time in the western Europe when philosophers and writers applied the scientific ideas of to answer political issues
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Galileo
Definition
An italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope,made astronomical observations,and put forward the basic principle of relativity in physics
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Divine Rights
Definition
The christian doctrine of God-given right to rule
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John Locke
Definition
An Enlightenment thinker,writer and philosopher
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Natural Rights
Definition
Natural things you are allowed to do as a human
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Rousseau,Jean-social contract
Definition
An Enlightenment thinker who wrote the social contract which is about an agreement used between two or more people in a court
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Aristocracy
Definition
The nobility,or the hereditary rulling class
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Bolivar,Simon
Definition
A general,visionary and a fighter who planned to unite the spanish colonies of south america into a single country called Gran Colombia
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Congress of  Vienna
Definition
A conference which consists of European leaders tried to restore the order and restablish peace
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Democracy
Definition
A system of government for the people,of the people and by the people
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Encomienda system
Definition
A spanish-american estate which was compromised of land and Native American inhabitants,and granted to one of the early military adventures
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Estates(Three)
Definition
The first estate is the CLERGY, The second estates is the NOBLES  and the third is the peasants
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Louis XIV
Definition
He was an  absolute monarch who ruled by the divine right theory
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Nationalism
Definition
The idea of supporting one's country people and culture
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Metternich
Definition
The unification of Germany and Itali
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Sun King
Definition
The beliefs of Luther,Calvin and King Henry VIII during the Reformation period
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