Unit 5 Vocabulary – Honors World History

Fill in the blank: A (a)   is a German emperor.

Fill in the blank: The idea that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun is called (a)   .

Fill in the blank: In the Middle Ages, the earth-centered view of the universe in which scholars believed that the earth was an immovable object located at the center of the universe is known as (a)   .

Fill in the blank: An adoption of the social, political, or economic institutions of Western-especially European or American countries is called (a)   .

Fill in the blank: A sudden overthrow of government leaders by a small group is known as (a)   .

Fill in the blank: A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society is called an (a)   .

Fill in the blank: The idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God is known as (a)   .

Fill in the blank: A Russian emperor (from the Roman title) is called a (a)   .

Fill in the blank: A system of governing in which the ruler’s power is limited by law is called (a)   .

Fill in the blank: A major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs is known as the (a)   .