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Absolute Monarchy   System of government in which the ruler determines policy without consulting either the people or their representatives  
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Compass   Insturment used for navigational purposes which includes a magnetized piece of metal that points to the north  
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Astrolabe   insturment used to calculate latitude  
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Galley   Long ships used for European costal trade  
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Commercial Revolution   Changes and development in the European economy from 1400 to 1750, which improved ways of doing business  
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Joint-stock company   Business organization that raised moneny by selling investores stock, or shares, in the company  
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Mercantilism   Economic therory stating that there is a fixed amount wealth in the world and that in order to recieve a lager share, one country has to take some wealth away from another country  
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Favorable balance of trade   Situation that exists when a country sells more goods than it buys from a foreign country  
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Tariffs   Import taxes on foreign goods  
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Subsidy   Government grants of money  
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Treaty of Tordesillas   1494 agreement spain and portugal dividing all newly discovered lands  
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Triangular trade   System of trade involving three stages, one of which was the transalantic slave trade  
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Middle Passage   Second stage of the triangular trade system term, which involved the shipping of slaves across the Alantic ocean to the americans  
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Viceroys   Representatives of the spanish monarch in spain's colonial empire  
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Guerrilla warfare   Military technique relying on swift raids by small bands of soilders  
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Tax farming   selling the right to collect taxes to private individuals called tax farmers  
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Intendant   Regional administrators of french provodince  
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Divine Right of Kings   Beliefe that God ordained certain individuals to govern  
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Balance of Power   Principle of maintaining equilibrium in international politics  
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Latitude   Distance north or south of th equator. The word Longitude refers to distances east and west of the Prime Meridian. Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees.  
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What term has a prefix meaning "star, heavens, or outer space"?   Astrolabe  
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What was the name of the early Europeans trade ship?   Galley  
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Which navigational instrument uses a magnetized needle to determine direction?   Compass  
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Which term refers to distance north or south of the equator?   Latitude  
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What name was give to the second stage of the triangular trade system?   Middle Passage  
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What was the military technique that relied on quick raids by small bands of soilders?   Guerrilla Warfare  
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What is the term that describes the practice of selling to private individuals the right to collect taxes?   Tax Farming  
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What term has a Latin origin that mens "to attend"?   Intendent  
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What was the title given to the Spanish Momarch's representatives?   Viceroys  
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What is the term that identifies a special tax on foreign goods that are imported into a country?   Tariff  
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