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Unit 3 Vocabulary

Published on Feb 04, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Unit 3 Vocabulary

Melissa Avila 
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Renaissance

New ideas of art and literature.
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Zheng He

Voyager who commanded expeditions to China for the Ming Dynasty.

Columbian Exchange

Cultural Diffusion of people, plants, animals and ideas between the Americas & Europe
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Reformation

Religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the Pope's authority

Atlantic Slave Trade

Africans were transported to the Americas under horrific conditions and and they were forced to work there 
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English Civil War

Series of armed conflicts and political problems between Parliamentarians
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Sikhism

Non-violent religion developed in India

Limited Monarchy

Monarch is made to share power with a parliament and constitutions limit his power

Mercantilism

Nations sought to increase their wealth by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods that the bought

Absolute Monarchy

A person who has unlimited power and seeks control all aspects of society 

Glorious Revolution

Bloodless revolt that overthrew the King of England.
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Capitalism

Also known as "Free market." Economic system that includes private ownership in business for profit 
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Ottoman Empire

Gained control of existing land and sea trade routes between India and Asia

Secular

Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
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Printing Press

Machine with movable type, it helped spread the ideas of Reformation
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