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Modern world History
Mr. D
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History
9th Grade
06/08/2008

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Johann Gutenberg
Definition

German, Created A Printing Press.

 

First book Printed Is The Bible

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Indulgence
Definition
A pardon to get out of pergatory
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Reformation

Definition
Movement of religious Reform
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Lutheran
Definition
He and his followers who began a seperate single christian church
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Protestant
Definition
Christians who belonged to a non-catholic Church
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Peace of Augsburg
Definition
Treaty allowed german princes to choose religion in state
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Annul
Definition
Set Asside
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Anglican
Definition

Church of england Elizabeth as its ruler

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Pre-Destination
Definition
Calvins idea that god pre selects people to save
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Theocracy
Definition
A government controlled by religious leaders
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Calvinism
Definition
Religion Based On Calvins Teachings
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Presbyterian
Definition
Followers of Jon Knok
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Reformation
Definition
A religious reform movment
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Favorable Balance Of Trade
Definition
When a country sells more goods than what is being brought in
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Atahualpa
Definition
Incan ruler, kidnapped for a ransom of gold and silver, later killed by pizarros men
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Mestizo
Definition
Mixed spanish and native american population
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Colony
Definition
Lands Controlled By Another nation
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Treaty of Tordesillas
Definition
Treaty between spain and portugal, Established boundries for exploration
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Puritans
Definition

Founded massachucets Bay colony ( 1630 )

 

Seeking Religious Freedom From Englads Anglican Church

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Joint-Stock Exchange
Definition
Investors buying shares of stock in company to make a profit
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Hernando Cortez
Definition
Conquistidor from spain who explored mexico
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Middle Passage
Definition
The Voyage That brought Captured Africans to the west indies and later to north america
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Triangular Trade
Definition
Translantic network used to transport africans to the americans
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Metacom
Definition

Native American Ruler knwo as king Philip.

 

Attacked settlements in massachuets

 

( 1675 )

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New France!
Definition
Quebec Became The Capital For French Colonies In The Americans
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French And INdian War
Definition

( 1754 - 1763 )

 

A conflict Between The British Vs. The French And There Indian Allies.

 

Fought On North America

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Encomienda
Definition
Forcing Of Nature To Amricans To Work The Land Of Spanish Conquistidors
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BLank. Oops :S
Definition

Blank Ooops :S

 

Robby Loves YoU!

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Capitalism
Definition
Economic System Based On Private Ownership And The Investment Of Recources For Profit
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Old Regime
Definition
Polital And Social System In France Before The French Revelution
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Estate
Definition
One Of The 3 Social Classes In France Before The French Revelution
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Louis XVI (16th)
Definition
King Who Gave France Debt
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Marie Antoinette
Definition

Louis Queen

 

Spent TONS Of Money

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Estates General
Definition
Assembly Of Represenatives from all 3 estates in france
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National Assembly
Definition
French Congress Established By Represenitives Of 3rd Estate
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Great Fear
Definition
Wave of Sensless Panic That Spread throughout France
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Sans - Culotte
Definition
Radical Peasant Group In French Revelution
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Jacobin
Definition
Radical Polition Organization
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Quillotine
Definition
Be Heading Machine Made For More Humane Way Of Death.
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Maximillion Robespierre
Definition

Jacobin Leader

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Regn Of Terror
Definition

Period when Ropeiserre ruled france like a dictator

 

Thousands Executed

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Napoleon Bonaparte
Definition
Officer In The French Revelution
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Plebisite
Definition
Direct Vote in which a countrys people have opportunity to approve/regret apposal
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100 Days
Definition
Napoleons last days as ruler
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Humanism
Definition
Focased on human potential and achievements
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Renaissance
Definition
Rebirth of art and learning
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Secular
Definition
Society, Wordly Concerned with the here and now
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Patron
Definition
A person who supports art finnacialy
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Perspective
Definition
Artistic Technique that creates 3-D effect
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Vernacular
Definition

Everyday language of people in a religion / country

 

EXCEPT LATIN

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Utopia
Definition
Perfect world / ideal place
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William Shakesphere
Definition
Most famous writer of elizabheithen Era
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Merchantilism
Definition
economic theory that a countrys wealth dictates its power
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Conquistidor
Definition

Spanish Explorers

 

People who followed Cortes into mexico

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Francisco Pizarro
Definition
Spanish explorer who explored south america and conqured the incan empire
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Vasco de Gama

Definition

Portuquese explorer who began exploring the east african coast

 

opened trade route to asia

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Christopher Columbus
Definition
Explorer from spain in search of alternate trade route to asia
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Jamestown

Definition

Named After King James

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New Netherlands
Definition
Dutch holdings in north america
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Atlantic slave trade
Definition
Buying and selling of africans for slave labor in the americas
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7 Years War
Definition

Conflict in europe

 

north america and india

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Absolute Monarchy

Definition
King / Queen with unlimited power
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Louis XIV ( 14th )
Definition
Most powerfull ruler in french history believed him & the state were one
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Habeus Corpos
Definition
Right to Go to court
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Industrial Revelution
Definition
Started in Great brittian
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