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1st Sem Final vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jury | Panel of citizens who have the authority to make final judgement in a trial |
| Clergy | People authorized to perform religious ceremonies |
| Moses | Israelite who led the Hebrews from out of slavery in Egypt to Canaan |
| Republic | A form of government that means "thing of the people" |
| Abraham | Founded the Israelite nation |
| Apostles | Followers chosen by Jesus to help him in his misery |
| Covenant | A promise or a binding agreement |
| Messiah | A savior sent by God |
| Monarchy | A government in which a king or queen exercises central power |
| Paul | Spread the teachings of Jesus to non-jews |
| Salon | Informal social gathering where Enlightenment thinkers exchanged ideas |
| Thomas Jefferson | Principal author of the Declaration of Independence |
| George III | His government made policies that helped bring about the American Revolution |
| Montesquieu | Proposed the idea of separation of powers in government |
| George Washington | Chosen to command the American forces during the American Revolution |
| Adam Smith | Argued that the forces of supply and demand in a free market can regulate business activity |
| Popular Sovereignty | Principle that all government power comes from the people |
| Federal Republic | The type of government created by the Constitution |
| Natural Law | Rule discovered by the use of reason |
| Napoleonic Code | Group of laws that reflecting Enlightenment principles |
| Continental System | War tactic in which Napoleon closed European ports to British goods |
| Ancien Regime | The old order in which France was divided into three social classes |
| Guerrilla Warfare | War tactic involving hit-and-run raids |
| Guillotine | Method for carrying out executions during the Reign of Terror |
| Plebiscite | Popular vote by ballot |
| Napoleon | Popular military hero |
| Legitimacy | Returning hereditary monarchs to power |
| Suffrage | The right to vote |
| Nationalism | Pride in one's country |
| Estate | Term for the social class in France |
| Enterprise | A business organization in areas such as shipping, mining, or factories, helped fuel the Industrial Revolution |
| Tenement | Multistory apartment building |
| James Watt | Improved the steam engine in the late 1700's, helping to provide power for the Industrial Revolution |
| Urbanization | The industrial revolution brought rapid ___ as people migrated to cities to find work |
| Entrepreneurs | Capitalists called ____ take on the financial risk of starting and managing new business |
| Eli Whitney | Invented the cotton gin |
| Coal/Water | These were used to power the Industrial Revolution |
| Capital | Money used to invest |
| Dynamo | A machine that generates electricity |
| Assembly-Line | Method of production workers add parts to products |
| Stock | Shares in a company |
| Corporation | Business owned by investors |
| Imperialism | Domination of one country by another |
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