AP World History Vocab #6

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political philosophy that stressed the divine right theory of kingship: the french king louis XIV was the classic example.

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Absolutism

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rulers who held all the power in a country. Under their rule there were no checks and balances on their power, and there were no other governing bodies they shared the power with.

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Absolute monarch

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also known as the Church of England, was created when King Henry VIII was excomunicated from the Catholic church and seeked to make a new church in which he was the supreme leader of the church.

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Anglican Church

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refers to a specific military force associated with the Almohad dynasty in North Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.

reflects the ways in which religious and military authority were often intertwined in the history of medieval empires, especially in the Islamic world, where faith-based movements frequently had both spiritual and political aims.

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"Army of the Pure"

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West African state that occupied what is now southern Ghana in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Asante

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A military government established in Japan after the Gempei Wars; the emperor became a figurehead, while real power was concentrated in the military, including the samurai. Shoguns. Military leaders of Japan during its feudal era and the actual powers behind the emperor until the Meiji restoration.

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Bakufu

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a small, highly centralized state in West Africa ruled by a warrior king.

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Benin

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a privileged class of rich landowners; they served the prince as his aides and councillors but retained the right to leave his service and enter that of another prince without losing their estates.

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Boyars

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a Dutch colonial settlement established in the 17th century at the southern tip of Africa, primarily to serve as a replenishment station for ships traveling to and from the East Indies.

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Cape Colony

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refer to ancient manuscripts or books, often written by hand, that were typically produced on materials like papyrus, parchment, or paper. In particular, Mesoamerican ______ are significant in the study of pre-Columbian civilizations, especially the Aztecs and the Maya.

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