| A | B |
|---|
| heliocentric theory | The idea the sun is at the center of the universe. |
| recant | To announce what you said was wrong. |
| divine right | The idea that a monarchs power comes from God. |
| westernization | Taking ideas from or copying the culture of Europe and/or the Americas. |
| Parliament | A legislative body that makes laws along with the King in England. |
| Habeas Corpus | The law which states a prisoner must be brought before a judge and charged with a crime to be held in jail. |
| Restoration | When Charles II is brought back to rule England after Oliver Cromwell dies. |
| Constitutional Monarchy | A government in which a monarch rules along with another group and is bound to obey the constitution. |
| Glorious Revolution | When William and Mary take over England and pass the English Bill of Rights. |
| Cabinet | A body created to work out disputes between Parliament and the King in England. |
| National Assembly | The Third Estate formed this government and began the French Revolution. |
| Tennis Court Oath | The National Assembly pledged to create a Constitution for France. |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man | Modeled after the Declaration of Independence, this document declared all French people were equal and free. |
| Storming of the Bastille | When the French citizens took over a prison in France to gain weapons. |
| Reign of Terror | A phase of the French Revolution when thousands of people were beheaded to create order. |
| Directory | A phase in the French Revolution when five people ruled the country together to prevent an abuse of power. |
| Napoleonic Code | Napoleon created these laws to create order and equality among the French people. |
| Battle of Waterloo | Napoleon was defeated during this event and exiled to an island in the South Atlantic. |
| Royalists/Cavaliers | These people were loyal to the King during the English Civil War. |
| Puritans/Roundheads | These people wanted to get rid of the King during the English Civil War. |
