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social studies test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Humanism | a Renaissance idea that emphasized potential, achievement, and reason |
| Enlightenment | an 18th century movement that emphasized reason, rights, and questioning authority |
| Natural rights | rights belived to belong to every person by nature (ex:John Lockes idea that all men are born free and equal rights |
| Absolutism | A system where a monarch holds nearly unlimited political power |
| Columbian exchange | the transfer of people,plants, animals, goods, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean |
| Triangular Trade | trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas in three legs. |
| Chattel slavery | a system where people are treated as property; slavery is permanent and inherited |
| Indigenous | the original peoples of place (Native Americas in the Americas) |
| Plantation economy | large farms that grew cash crops (like sugar, tobacco) often using enslaved labor. |