| A | B |
|---|
| renaissance | rebirth |
| reformation | religious/political movement; an attempt to reform Rom. Cath. Church; resulted in Protestant Church. |
| vocation | a particular occupation or calling. |
| theocracy | government by a diety or a priesthood. |
| predestination | suggests that God had determined in advance who would be saved and who would be damned.. |
| cartographer | one who makes maps. |
| geography | the study of the Earth. |
| circumnavigation | to sail or fly around. |
| conquistador | an adventurer or conqueror, esp one of the Spanish conquerers. |
| inflation | persistent, substantial rise in level of prices related to increase in volume of money & resulting in loss of value of currency. |
| serf | peasant legally bound to land; had to provide service, rent, & be under a lord's control. |
| vassal | under feudalism, a man who served a lord in a military capacity. |
| capital | money available for investment. |
| entrepeneur | person interested in finding new business opportunities & new ways to make profits. |
| hypothesis | an educated guess. |
| Scientific Method | systematic procedure for collecting & analyzing evidence crucial to evol. of science. |
| royalist | a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, esp. in times of rebellion or civil war. |
| Commonwealth | a republic. |
| Constitutional Monarchy | monarchy governed according to constitution that limits and defines powers of the sovereign. |
| cabinet | a council advising a president, sovereign, etc., esp. the group of ministers or executives responsible for the government of a nation. |
| boycott | to refuse to have dealings with or refuse to buy as a protest or means of coercion. |
| revolution | an overthrow & replacement of an established govt or political system by the people governed. |
| confederation | group of confederates, esp. of states permanently united for common purposes. |
| estate | 1 of 3 classes which French society was divided B4 the revolution; the clergy, the nobles, and townspeople. |
| tithe | tenth part of agricultural produce or income set apart as an offering. |
| bourgeoisie | the middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people. |
| dictatorship | a form of government in which a person or small group has absolute power. |
| Nationalism | unique cultural identity of a people: common language, religion, & national symbols. |
| Liberalism | political philosophy based on Enlightenment, holding that people should be as free as possible from govt restraint & that civil liberties should be protected. |
| partnership | contractual relationship of two + persons in a joint business venture. |
| corporation | any group of persons united or regarded as united in one body. |
