Global II - Vocabulary Test

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