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Global Regents Review - Egan
Skaine Marcia
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History
10th Grade
07/10/2008

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Geocentric Model
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The theory that the earth is at the center of the universe and the sun and other objects go around it
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Heliocentric model
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The sun is in the center
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Scientific Revolution
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Cultural Diffusion
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The process by which a cultural trait, material object, idea, or behavior pattern is spread from one society to another
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Scientific Method
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a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested
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Galileo Galilei
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Italian physicist and astronomer
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Isaac Newton
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English philosopher and mathematician, formulator of the law of gravitation.
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Causes of scientific revolution
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John Locke
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1886–1954, U.S. educator and author
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The Enlightenment
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a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine
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Thomas Hobbes
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1588–1679, English philosopher and author
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Natural rights

 

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a political theory that individuals have basic rights given to them by nature or God that no individual or government can deny
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Social Contract
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the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members
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Jacobins
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A radical or extreme leftist
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Estates General
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the States-General
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Bourgeoisie

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the class that, in contrast to the proletariat or wage-earning class, is primarily concerned with property values
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creoles
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A person of European descent born in the West Indies or Spanish America
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Peninsulares
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was a Spanish-born Spaniard residing in the New World, as opposed to a person of full Spanish descent born in the Americas (known as criollos).
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Jose San Martin
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a short biography of the liberator of South American Countrys:
Argentina, Chile and Peru.
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Voltaire
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1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
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Montesquieu
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1689–1755, French philosophical writer.
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Rousseau
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French painter
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Salons
Definition
a drawing room or reception room in a large house
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Enlightened despot
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an absolute ruler
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Nationalism
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devotion and loyalty to one's own nation
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Limited Monarchy
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a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution
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Nepoleonic Code
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Code for Napoleon
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Congress of Vienna
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an international conference (1814–15) held at Vienna after Napoleon's banishment to Elba, with Metternich as the dominant figure, aimed at territorial resettlement and restoration to power of the crowned heads of Europe
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Balance of Power
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a distribution and opposition of forces among nations such that no single nation is strong enough to assert its will or dominate all the others
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Miguel Hidalgo
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was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader
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Revolution
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an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed
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Causes of Fr. Revolution
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Estates ( 1st, 2nd, 3rd )
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the registration of births, marriages and deaths; they collected the tithe (in France, called the "dîme", usually 10%
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Louis XVI
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King of France (1774-1792)
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Maximilien Robespierre
Definition
Robespierre went from being active in the National Assembly of France to being a leader of the Jacobins during the French Revolution
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National Assembly
Definition
in some countries, the name of a legislature or the lower house of a bicameral legislature
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Reign of Terror
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a period of the French Revolution, from about March, 1793, to July, 1794, during which many persons were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction
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Concordat
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an agreement or compact, esp. an official one
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Napoleon's impact on Europe
Definition
The history of Europe after 1815 is very interesting but very complex. You have studied the French Revolution and Napoleon in your French history class and now you will examine the most important developments in the political history of Europe prior to 1914 outside France.
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Simon Bolivar
Definition
1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
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Toussaint de L'Ouverture
Definition
Although there is a large body of visual materials depicting the Haitian revolution, there are no existing portraits drawn from life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the hero of the revolution. The first known representations of Toussaint were included in a book by British admirer Marcus Rainsford, who published An Historical Account of the Black Empire in Hayti in 1805.
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Capital
Definition
the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.: Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
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Factories
Definition
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
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Corporation
Definition
an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members
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Conservatism
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the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change.
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Mass Production
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the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, esp. by machinery.
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Socialism
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a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
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Friedrich Engels
Definition
Friedrich Engels moved from Germany to England in 1842, where he worked as a manager in a factory. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, which suggested that the poor working class would only benefit if they fought for socialism.
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Utopians
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Of, relating to, describing or having the characteristics of a Utopia: a Utopian island; Utopian novels.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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1807–82, Italian patriot and general
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Realpolitik
Definition
political realism or practical politics, esp. policy based on power rather than on ideals.
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Horace Mann
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American educator who as the first secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education (1837-1848) introduced reforms and regulations that greatly influenced American public education.
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Agrarian Revolution
Definition
Until the 1960s historians believed that there had been an 18th-century revolution in agriculture, similar to the revolution that occurred in industry. They claimed that there had been sweeping changes, possibly in response to the increased demand for food from a rapidly expanding population. Major events included the enclosure of open fields; the development of improved breeds of livestock; the introduction of four-course crop rotation; and the use of new crops such as turnips as animal fodder.
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Laissez faire
Definition
of, pertaining to, or conforming to the principles or practices of laissez faire.
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urbanization
Definition
to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
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