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Ap Euro Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolutism | The acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. |
| Appeasement | The action or process of appeasing. |
| Balance of power | A situation in which nations of the world have roughly equal power. |
| Baroque | Relating to or denoting a style of European culture |
| Bourgeoisie | The middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes. |
| Capitalism | An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. |
| Causation | The action of causing something. |
| Civilization | The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced. |
| Cold war | A state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare. |
| Commercial revolution | A period of economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism |
| Conservatism | Commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation. |
| Consituationalism | The theory that power should be shared rulers and their subjects and the state governed according to law. |
| Culture | The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. |
| Divine right | The belief that monarchs were place upon the throne by god. |
| Economic | Relating to economics or the economy. |
| Enlightenment | The action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened. |
| Equality/inequality | The state of being equal(or unequal), especially in status, rights, and opportunities. |
| Existentialism | A theory that states every individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. |
| Expressionism | A style of an author trying to portray emotional experience. |
| Fascism | A form of government which is a type of one-party dictatorship. |
| Freedom | The power or right to act, speak or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint |
| Free Enterprise | An economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free state control |
| Globalism | The operation or planning of economic and foreign policy on a global basis |
| Historial Change | An all-encompassing term used to describe the changing of events over the course of time |
| Historical Continuity | The continuation of a cycle, rather than a progression |
| Humanism | A philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively and generally |
| Idealism | The practice of forming or pursuing ideals especially unrealistically |
| Imperialism | A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force |
| Impressionism | Practice of painting particularly among French Painters during 1870 depicting the natural appearance of objects by dabs or strokes |
| Individualism | The habit of being independent and self-reliant |
| Industrialization | The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale |
| Intellectual | A person possessing a highly developed intellect (smart people) |
| Laissez-Faire | A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering |
| Liberty | The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority |
| Liberalism | The holdings of liberal views |
| Mercantilism | Belief in the benefits of profitable trading(commercialism) |
| Militarism | The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be a prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interest |
| Monarchy | A form of government with a monarch at the head ( royal family having control of the country) |
| Nationalism | Identification with ones own nation and support |
| Natural law | A body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct |
| Oligarchy | A small group of people having control of a country, organization, institution. |
| Papacy | The office or authority of the pope. |
| Politics | The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area. |
| Politique | Public figures who placed politics before religion. |
| Radicalism | The belief or actions of people who advocate through or complete political or social reform. |
| Renaissance | The revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th- 16th centuries. |
| Realism | The attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it according. |
| Reformation | The action or process of reforming an institution or practice |
| Republicanism | Support for a republican system of government |
| Rococo | Of or characterized by an elaborate ornamental late baroque style of decoration. |
| Romanticism | A movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual. |
| Schism | A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinions or beliefs. |
| Society | The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. |
| Socialism | A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. |
| Sovereignty | Supreme power or or authority. |
| Surrealism | A 20th-century advent-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the creative potential of the unconscious mind. |
| Totalitarian | Relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requieres complete subservience to the state. |
| Westernization | The social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of western civilization. |
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