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Unit 3 World History Exam
Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment & The American Revolution
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History
9th Grade
01/10/2009

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Geocentric
Definition
The "Earth-centered" universe model is know as ______?
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Helliocentric
Definition
The "Sun-centered" universe model is known as _______?
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Pizzaro
Definition
The scientist who developed the "Sun-centered" universe theory was ____?
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Newton
Definition
The Universal Law of Gravitation was developed by ___________?
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Enlightenent
Definition
A period that strssed reason and thought and the power of hummans to solve problems was known as the _____?
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Hobbes
Definition
The man who developed the idea that humans are naturally evil and should enter into a social contract was ____?
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Life Liberty Property
Definition
the three natural rights of man are ?
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King George III
Definition
The king of england at the time of america revolution was
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Lexington
Definition
On April 19, 1775 the first shots of the American Revolution were fired near this town in Massachusetts
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Second Contenintal Congress
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a group of representatives from each colony met in philadelphia to raise an army to defend colonists agains the British.
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George Washington
Definition
Lead the army to defend against british.
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Declaration of Independance
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The document detailing the abuses of the British crown and finished stating that the conlonists are absolved from allegiance to the British crown.
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4 reasons why the American colonists (continental army) were able to prevail over the mmore powerful british
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British Mistakes
American Motives
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Time
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Anglican
Definition
Official Church of England
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Bill of Rights
Definition
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
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Mound Builders
Definition
Early settlers in the woodlands of the modern-day Eastern United States
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Quipu
Definition
A series of knotted strings that recorded data.
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New Netherlands
Definition
Territories surrounding modern-day New York
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Mesoamerica
Definition
Middle of America
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Middle Passage
Definition
The route that slaves ships took hauling africans across the atlantic
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Stamp Act
Definition
Tax placed on printed material in the American colonies
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Glyphs
Definition
Picture words
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Indulgences
Definition
Sold by the church to pay retribution or pardoning for sins
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Theocracy
Definition
Government controlled by religous leaders
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Thomas Jefferson
Definition
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
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New France
Definition
Territories surroundings the St. Lawrence River including Montreal & Quebec
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Humanism
Definition
A movement that focused on human potential and achievement
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Obsidian
Definition
Greensih-black volcanic rock used for making razor-sharp weapons.
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Conquistadors
Definition
Spanish conquerors
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Capitalism
Definition
Economic system based on private ownership and investment
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Annul
Definition
Declare marriage invalid
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Allyu
Definition
a social system based on community cooperation
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Charels Corwallis
Definition
Leader of the British armies
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Colonies
Definition
Land controlled by another nation.
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Presebyterians
Definition
Scottish Protestants who followed John Knox.
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Mercantilism
Definition
An idea that a country's power depended on its wealth
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Pueblo
Definition
Housing structures made of stone and sun-baked clay.
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Middle Passage
Definition
Giving up rights to a strong ruler in return for a social low and order
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Articles of Confideration
Definition
The first american constitution that developed a weak government
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Scientific Method
Definition
The logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
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Council of Trent
Definition
Group of bishops and cardinals who met to reorganize the Catholic Structure
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Philosophers
Definition
Groups of thinkers who met in Paris to debate econmic, political, and government and to apply reason to life were known as the:
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