Time Period 1
"Old Stone" age before the agricultural revolution. Prehistoric humans still largely hunter-gatherers
Paleolithic
Series of armed pilgrimages where Christians from Europe attempted to retake the Holy Land from the Islamic Abbasid Caliphate
Crusades
When the ruling monarch has complete and total power to make and enforce laws.
Absolute Monarchy.
When power is kept in the hands of the people, typically a citizen class.
Democracy
When power is passed through families from one generation to the next
Dynasty
"New Stone" age after the agricultural revolution as people begin to settle down and farm, but before the advent of bronze tools.
Neolithic
part of the modern age, this period is marked by Europe's conquest of the rest of the world and spreading across the globe western ideas.
Age of Imperialism
Limited Monarchy
Extreme Patriotism that causes disdain for other nations
nationalism
The person in a feudal relationship who owes military service and tax revenue to his/her liege lord
Vassal
The time of the Greeks and Romans
Classical Period
Started by Martin Luther, this event marks the schism of the Catholic Church into separate factions over political and religious disputes.
Reformation
The dominant social institution of the Middle Ages, this system made the monarch everyone's landlord and he parceled out land in exchange for tax revenue and military service.
Feudalism
A system in government where people advance not because of inherited titles or wealth, but because of ability and aptitude
Meritocracy
Belief that the strong should rule in society and their strength is vindication for their power.
Might Makes Right
Also called the dark ages, in this part of the Middle Ages, most Europeans cultures were still trying to copy and recapture the glory of Rome
Romanesque Period
What period is marked by the wisdom of Philosophers who espoused new ideas about personal freedom and individual rights.
Enlightenment
A form of oligarchy in which power is kept in the hands of a few land holding elites
Aristocracy
Any society in which the people appoint/elect a small group of people to represent them in government.
Republic
A society in which government and Religion has merged into one ruling body
Theocracy
Time in the Middle Ages, where new technology brought back from the Crusades sparked a cultural revival and national identities began to form.
Gothic Period
Last Wing of the Middle Ages, where a rediscovered interest in Greek and Roman ideas sparked a cultural/technological revolution, spurred on by the printing press' ability to spread knowledge.
Renaissance
Any government system where power is only kept in the hands of a few elites.
oligarchy
A complete lack of Government
Anarchy
When government abuse their authority and trample the rights of their people
Tyranny