World History II WD's
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- Geography
- study of the earth and its people
- Judaism
- religion of the Hebrews
- Christianity
- religion based on the teachings of Jesus
- Islam
- religion based on the teachings of Muhammad
- Buddhism
- religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
- Hinduism
- national religion of India
- Confucianism
- philosophy based on the teachings of Confucius
- Daoism
- philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi
- Shintoism
- ethnic religion of Japan
- Renaissance
- cultural movement which began in Italy in the 1300's and spread throughout Europe
- Humanism
- Renaissance movement based on the heritage of ancient Greece and Rome which emphasized a more worldly outlook
- Reformation
- religious movement of the 1500's which split the western Christian church into Protestant and Catholic faiths
- Mercantilism
- an economic theory that colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country
- Inflation
- an economic situation in which prices rise quickly while the value of money decreases.
- Absolutism
- a government in which the ruler's power is unlimited
- Divine Right of Kings
- the idea that rulers receive their authority from God and are answerable only to God
- Balance of Power
- a defensive strategy in which weak countries join together to match or exceed the power of a stronger country
- Market Economy
- an economy characterized by competition, supply and demand, and the absence of government regulation
- Constitutional Monarchy
- a government in which a king rules and his powers are limited by a written document that outlines the basic rights of people and the powers of government