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GS Vocab #2
Test Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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Boer War | War between Great Britain and the Boers in South Africa over control of rich mining country. |
Bolshevik | Early name of communists during the Russian Revolution |
Bonaparte, Napoleon | Emperor of the French Responsible for many French reforms as well as conquering most of Europe. |
Bourgeoisie | French Term given to the middle class people in society. |
Brahman | In Hinduism, Brahman is the name given to the oneness of the universe. |
British East India Company | This company from Great Britain, controlled the political, social, and economic life in India for more than 200 years. |
Buddha | Hindu for “enlightened one” Founder of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama. He was a prince. |
Buddhism | Buddhism developed in India, and is based on many concepts of Hinduism founded by Siddhartha Gautama |
Bureaucracy | The administration portion of the government. Also, represents the long time it takes the government to get things done. |
Byzantine Empire | The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the fall of the Western Empire at the end of the 5th century C.E.3 |
Caesar, Julius | Roman general and dictator. He ended the Roman republic and started a dictatorship which made him the head leader. A Republic gives power to other people and not just the Caesar. |
Calligraphy | A form of fine handwriting. |
Calvin, John | Theologian (studies god) and church reformer (changes things in the church) who developed a form of Protestantism for the Christian Religion |
Canon on Medicine | The most important medical book of the middle ages was the encyclopedia. (not a canon) |
Cape of Good Hope | Southern Tip of the African continent. |
capitalism (government type) | People control the ways things are made and sold… not the government. |
cartography | The skill of making maps. |
Cash Crop Economy | An economic system based on the exportation of certain crops such as sugar, cotton, and coffee. |
Caste System | A rigid social class system in Hinduism. |
Castro, Fidel | Leader of the Cuban Revolution and communist dictator of Cuba. |