Global II - Vocabulary Test
Across
- 3. Political system similar to Communism where the means of production are controlled by the government and shared amongst the working population
- 4. Belief that an absolute monarch's power is derived directly from God giving him/her immunity from criticism essentially
- 8. Trade system equivalent to the Columbian exchange where new goods, ideas, slaves, and disease passed between Africa, the Americas, and Europe
- 9. Unequal class system where the peasants paid the majority of taxes eventually leading to the French Revolution
- 10. Oldest set of written laws established in Mesopotamia
- 12. Inventor during the Scientific Revolution created the telescope, proved the Earth orbited the sun, and was brought under house arrest by the Catholic Church
- 14. Laws and policy are voted on by the people directly
- 17. Law code derived from old Roman laws that became the basis for the Byzantine Empire and inspired much of Europe's law systems
- 18. The policy of building a nations wealth usually through importing raw materials from their colonies and exporting manufactured goods for profit
- 19. Philosophical movement during the Renaissance stressing human potential and achievement in lieu of sacrifice for salvation in the afterlife
Down
- 1. Movement from rural areas to cities typically associated with the Industrial Revolution
- 2. Enlightenment thinker in the 18th century believing all people had natural rights upon birth that include "Life, liberty, and property"
- 5. Social, political, and economic system dominating Medieval Europe involving people giving up freedom for land and protection
- 6. Areas of guaranteed trading privilege forced on a location by a more dominant power
- 7. Absolute monarch known as the "Sun King" who lived a lavish life with total control of France and its citizens
- 11. Form of imperialism where stronger nations overtake other cultures usually for economic and political benefits like raw materials and cheap labor sources
- 13. Monk who challenged the corruption of Catholic Church with his "95 Theses" and began the Protestant religion
- 15. Absolute monarch who made Russia more like Europe known as Westernization and began expand Russian borders
- 16. Economic philosophy of Adam Smith stating that economies operate according to supply and demand and run best without government interference
- 18. Cornerstone of limited monarchy in England as the king was forced to recognize some basic civil rights of the people