Dark Ages
evil
To accept something and not hate it for being different
Tolerance (to tolerate)
What country colonized and controlled the 13 Colonies?
Vocabulary: products that we buy
goods
The time before now
The past
Something people believe that is not part of nature
System of government with a king or queen and royal family.
Monarchy
A person from a small group who generally does not have much influence
minority
Vocabulary: the train system
railroad
The exchange of ideas and goods after Europe's permanent contact with the Americas.
The Columbian Exchange
A person (usually a woman) who uses black magic to hurt people
a witch
People learned to _______ the world (to look at it closely and use reason and science)
to analyze / to investigate
The government doesn't control religion. Religion doesn't control the government. (the entire phrase for this)
Seperation of Church and State
Public services and buildings that help everyone. Examples: trains, water, electricity systems
Infrastructure
Define the word 'perspective'
a point of view / how different people see the same thing differently.
Adjective which means it does not hurt anyone or damage anything
Benign
People learn about the world using ______ evidence. (adjective. Something they can see and measure)
Emperical evidence
Newspapers and the media can publish what they want and aren't controlled by the government. (the entire phrase for this)
Freedom of the Press
Vocabulary: adjective: the city - the opposite of 'rural'
Urban
People or animals moving to different parts of the world
Migration (or to migrate)
The leader of the Catholic Church who had power over most leaders in Europe
The Pope
What was the goal of enlightenment thinkers?
They wanted to make life better for everyone around (and not just a small number of people)
The people can remove their leader who does not do their job (the entire phrase for this)
Social Contract
Vocabulary: (Verb) to make machines do the world so the factories needed fewer people
to mechanize (or automate)
The way things are in the world at a certain time (social, economic, power, etc.)
Status Quo