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Unit VI Vocab
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History
9th Grade
02/03/2009

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Sahel
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(specific to Africa) transitional zone between sahara and savanna
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Sahara
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Desert that stretches across Africa, in an east-west band
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The Sharia
Definition
Islamic law based on the sayings of the prophet Muhammad
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Encomienda
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the right of settlers in the New World to use the natives at laborers. In return, they were supposed to protect the Indians (largely ignored)
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The Rump
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Cromwell purged parliament of any members who had not supported his forces, The men who were left were called the “Rump”
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Absolutism
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monarch who claimed to rule by divine right had absolute authority
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Mercantilism
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creating a favorable balance of trade (more money coming in than going out)
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