Neolithic revolution
The time period when people learned how to domesticate animals and started agriculture
Cultural diffusion
The spreading of a culture to many places
Cultural assimilation
Process of a person or group resemble of Someone else culture or language
Eight features of civilization
Organized center all government, specialized workers, public works, cities, complex religion, art and architecture, writing , and social classes
Monarchy (absolute and limited)
Limited monarchy gives the king little to no power Absolute monarchy gives king all the power
Aristocracy
Highest social class in some societies
Oligarchy
Small group of people that have all power over a country, organization or institution
Democracy (Direct or indirect republic)
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically throughly elected representatives by the people
Dictatorship
One person has all the power
Bureaucracy
Important decisions are made by state officials rather then by elected representatives
Monotheist
Belief in a single all powerful god
Polytheist
Belief in or worship of moe then 1 God
Hammurabi's code
Laws by Babylonia king in the 18 century and it's the earliest legal code known in its entirety
Codified laws
Collecting and restating laws
Feudalism
Every person served someone else and the person that they served had a duty to give them back something in exchange
Manor system
A lord's land that people live in and he controls everything that happens there
Humanism
A systems or mode of thoughts or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate
Secularism
A belief systems that rejects religions or the belief that religion shouldn't be part of the affairs of the state or part of public education
Protestant reformation
Movement against Catholic Church because of their teaches and Protestant churches started to appear
95 thesis
Things that Catholic Churches did or teach that wasn't in the bible
Catholic counter reformation
The reaction of the Catholic Church to the Protestant reformation
Scientific revolution
Time period of advancement of science
God,Glory, and Gold
Motives to explore overseas
Treaty of tardesillas
Agreement between Spain and Portugal for the new land discovered
Church of England/ Anglicanism
Protestant new religion of the Church of England with the English crown
Culture
The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
Magna Carta
A piece of paper that King John of England had t o sign to promise not to abuse his power
Social dwarfism
The belief that a country is better then another and wants to spread their culture, ideas and beliefs
Social contract
An agreement between the government and the people
Natural rights
Rights since birth like life,liberty, and property
Separation of powers
Power divided up in a government
Martin Luther
Author of 95 thesis and disagreed with the teachings of the Catholic church
Articles of confederation
First constitution of the U.S government
Thomas paine
Common sense author, was about the importance of America's independence
Nationalism
A feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness towards one's country
Treaty of Versailles
Striped Germany from army navy, no guns made from them, made them pay for the war, took guilt
Cold war
Between U.S and Soviet Union threats were made but never fought
Munich conference
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France met to give hitler the Sudetenland
Appeasement
Completing demands to maintain peace and stability
Mao Zedong
Leader of Chinese party 1927-1976 became revolution leader
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nationals party leader after Sun Yat-sen died
Superpowers
U.S. And Soviet Union
Totalitarianism
State controlled every aspect of public and private life of people
V-E day
Germany surrenders
Untitled nations
50 countries to facilities law, security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues (1945)
Total war
A country puts all there resources into war
Industrial revolution
Changes in manufacturing, production, and transportation in the 18 and 19 century
Fascism
government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government