UNIT 1 Review (World History, Unit 1, Lesson 1-6)

A European intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.

A period of religious revival in Europe focused on mysticism.

A political movement advocating absolute monarchy.

A scientific theory about the origin of the universe.

An agreement among members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection. Idea from Enlightenment thinkers like Thomas Hobbes, Rousseau and John Locke.

A legal document outlining the rights and duties of citizens in a country.

A set of unwritten rules that govern polite behavior in society.

A contract between two private individuals for the exchange of goods or services.

Rights that people supposedly have under natural law, such as life, liberty, and property.

Rights that are granted by the government to its citizens.

Rights that only apply to citizens of a specific country.

Rights that can be taken away by a ruler at any time.

The doctrine that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin.

A system where citizens vote directly on laws and policies.

The belief that government should be based on a social contract between rulers and the ruled.

A political theory advocating the separation of church and state.

The overthrow of King James II of England in 1688 by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III.

The signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 by King John of England.

The restoration of the monarchy under Charles II in 1660.

The defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy in 1588.

A system of government in which a country is ruled by a king and queen whose power is limited by a constitution.

A government ruled entirely by elected officials with no monarch.

A system where the monarch has absolute power without any constitutional limits.

A form of government where religious leaders control the state.

A document adopted on July 4, 1776, in which the American colonies declared independence from Britain.

A treaty signed between France and Britain ending the Seven Years' War.

A speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

A set of laws passed by the British Parliament to tax the American colonies.

A system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.

A process by which citizens directly vote on laws and policies.

A method of electing representatives based on population size.

A principle that requires all laws to be approved by the judiciary before implementation.

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing rights such as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.

A document that established the government of the United States after the Revolutionary War.

A set of laws passed by the British Parliament to tax the American colonies.

The official declaration of independence from Great Britain.

One of the three social classes in France before the French Revolution: the First Estate (clergy), the Second Estate (nobility), and the Third Estate (commoners).

A large area of land owned by a single person or family, often with a grand house.

A legal document that determines the distribution of property after death.

A type of government where power is held by the people.