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