UNIT 4 VOCAB

RENAISSANCE

• The restart of art and culture in Western Europe
• Ex: Fall of feudalism

WESTERNIZATION

• The spread of ideas from Europe to the Americas
• Ex: Colonies

ABSOLUTISM

• The ruler has unlimited power
• Ex: Kingdom

DIVINE RIGHT

• The notion that the ruler's right to rule comes from God
• Ex: Mandate of Heaven

COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION

• The rapid increase of trade in 16th century Europe
• Ex: Oversea trade

CAPITALISM

• An economic system that is run by businesses, not the government
• Ex: America

SECULAR

• Non-religious way of thinking
• Ex: some principles of science

CONQUISTADORS

• Spaniards who conquered the Americas
• Ex: Cortés

MESTIZOS

• Children of Europeans and Native Americans
• Ex: Hispanics

INFLATION

• A rise in prices caused by an increase of money
• Ex: Spain

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• Trade across the eastern and western hemispheres
• Ex: Plants, animals, and diseases

GREAT DYING

• Native Americans wiped out by European diseases
• Ex: Smallpox

HUMANISM

• Balancing religion with secular learning
• Ex: Belief in the value of the individual

REFORMATION

• A reform of the Catholic Church that created the Protestants
• Ex: Methodist Church

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

• A shift to the study of nature
• Ex: the power of reason

ENLIGHTENMENT

• Thinkers applied scientific principles to government
• Ex: Promoted democracy