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DMS Europe Vocab
Vocabulary terms from our Europe Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civilization | a culture that has highly advanced economic, social, and political systems |
| culture | the learned behavior of people |
| Region | an area with one or more geographic characteristics in common |
| Cottage Industry | a small business in which workers manufacture items in their homes |
| Industrial Revolution | the change from making goods by hand to making goods by machine that began in the mid 1700s in England |
| self-sufficiency | the ability to provide for one's self without the help of others |
| crusades | military expeditions undertaken by European Christians, beginning in the 1000s to recover Palestine from the Muslims. |
| Enlightenment | movement in Europe in the 1700s in which people examined the natural world, society, and government; also known as the Age of Reason |
| Medieval | relating to the Middle Ages |
| Middle Ages | the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the modern era, from about 500 AD to 1500 AD |
| Renaissance | a period of European History that included a rebirth of interest in learning and art, peaking in the 1500s. |
| absolute authority | a ruler who had complete control in government and over the lives of the people he or she governed |
| alliance | to join with another group or person against a common cause |
| Assassination | to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person |
| City-State | a city with its own laws, rulers, and money. |
| Democracy | a form of government in which power is held by all citizens, either directly or through elected officials |
| Dictator | a ruler who holds all power by force |
| Feudalism | an economic and political system found in Europe during the middle Ages that was based on certain obligations and responsibilities |
| Imperialism | The practice of one country controlling the government and economy of another country or territory. |
| Institution | an established organization that has purpose, longevity, and structure. |
| Magna Carta | a contract signed in 1215 between King John or England and his nobles. |
| Manorial System | a system in the middle Ages that consisted of a self-sufficient community containing a village and surrounding lands administered by a feudal lord. |
| Monarchy | a government headed by one person, usually a king or queen; power is passed down through family |
| Nationalism | extreme pride in and loyalty to one’s nation |
| Parliament | representative assembly in England’s government |
| Political Stability | a government in which there is very little change or resistance to change that is organized and safe for its citizens |
| Republic | government in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name; also known as a representative democracy |
| Treaty of Versailles | peace treaty that ended World War I |
| Vassals | the middle Ages, the lesser lord who was granted estates (lands) by a powerful lord, to whom he owed loyalty and service |
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