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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Monarch | a king or queen with complete authority over the government and people in a kingdom |
| Adolf Hitler | German Nazi, dictator during World War II(WWII) (1889-1945) |
| Age Of Reason | Enlightenment thinkers during this time period encouraged people to create a just or fair society based on reason |
| Agrarian | relating to land, relating to the management or farming of land |
| American Revolution | This political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government &the people to protect the rights of citizens in a democracy, it lead to the formation of the independent U.S. |
| Assembly Line | Production method that breaks down a complex job into series of smaller task |
| Aztec | A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519 |
| Berlin Conference | A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa |
| Black Death | Plague that spread across Asia, North Africa, and Europe in the 14th century it significantly reduced Europe's population and affected social structure |
| Bloody Sunday | 1905, peaceful protest to Czar Nicholas II palace, led by Father Gapon, fired on by palace guards, 100's died |
| Bolshevik Party | The party that seized power under Lenin's leadership |
| British East Indian Company | A 17th century joint-stock company founded to trade with India to Britain's advantage |
| Bubonic Plague | AKA The Black Death was a deadly disease that spread through Europe and killed one out of every three people (1/3) |
| Byzantium | the civilization that developed from the Eastern Roman Empire following the death of the Emperor Justinian until the fall of Constantinople in 1453 |
| Caliph | a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government |
| Capitalism | an economic system based on Private Property and Free Enterprise |
| Cecil Rhodes | British colonial Financier and Statesman in South America |
| Charlemagne |