Europe Chapter 2 Vocabulary Review

• a far-reaching change

REVOLUTION

• a far-reaching change

• a period of European history that included the rebirth of interest in learning & art

RENAISSANCE

• a period of European history that included the rebirth of interest in learning & art

• the ruler of a kingdom, or empire, such as a king or queen

MONARCH

• the ruler of a kingdom, or empire, such as a king or queen

• a territory ruled by another nation

COLONY

• a territory ruled by another nation

• a system on which goods, services, and capital move feely, with no barriers

SINGLE MARKET

• a system on which goods, services, and capital move feely, with no barriers

• the official currency of the European Union

EURO

• the official currency of the European Union

• a government official who in charge of a nation’s foreign affairs

FOREIGN MINISTER

• a government official who in charge of a nation’s foreign affairs

• the time between the ancient and modern times, about 500-1500 A.D.

MIDDLE AGES

• the time between the ancient and modern times, about 500-1500 A.D.

• a city with its own government that was also an independent state

CITY-STATE

• a city with its own government that was also an independent state

• a kind of government in which citizens govern themselves

DEMOCRACY

• a kind of government in which citizens govern themselves

• a system in which people had obligations based on their position in society

FEUDALISM/FEUDAL SYSTEM

• a system in which people had obligations based on their position in society

• life-changing period in the 1800’s when products began to be made in factories

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

• life-changing period in the 1800’s when products began to be made in factories

• pride in one’s country

NATIONALISM

• pride in one’s country

• the political & economic control of one country by another

IMPERIALISM

• the political & economic control of one country by another

• a cloth product

TEXTILE

• a cloth product

• an agreement between countries to protect & defend one another

ALLIANCE

• an agreement between countries to protect & defend one another

• the adoption of western European culture

WESTERNIZATION

• the adoption of western European culture

• ideas that relate to or cause the overthrow of a government

REVOLUTIONARY

• ideas that relate to or cause the overthrow of a government

• a political system in which the central government owns farms, factories, & offices

COMMUNISM

• a political system in which the central government owns farms, factories, & offices

• a Russian Emperor

TSAR/CZAR

• a Russian Emperor