Unit 3 - Key Terms

3. An economic system where businesses are privately owned and run for profit, not by the government.
5. When stronger countries take control of weaker ones, using them for resources and markets.
7. "Popular _____" - The belief that people, not kings, should have the power to govern themselves.
9. A period when thinkers promoted reason, science, and equality, challenging traditional power and religion.
11. Strong pride in one’s nation, sometimes leading to competition, empire-building, or independence movements.
12. The rapid growth of cities, especially due to factories and industrial jobs drawing people from countryside.

1. A time when machines and factories replaced hand tools, transforming how people lived and worked.
2. The experience of being ruled by another country, usually with unequal rights and exploitation.
4. The working class who rely on wages to live, often doing industrial or manual labour.
6. A belief that some races are superior, often used to justify slavery or imperial control.
8. A major and often sudden change in government, society, or economy, sometimes involving violence.
10. "_______ System" - A way of producing goods using machines and workers in one place, often with strict hours.