Regents Review With Mr. Megna

Absolutism A system of government where a ruler has compete control over the lives of the people.

Animism The worship of sprits that are part of the natural environment.

Agriculture Using the land to produce crops and raise livestock; farming.

Anthropologist Social Scientist studies- people, their culture and the different ways of living and behavior.

Anti-Semitism Hostility and prejudice against Jews. Appeasement- Satisfying an aggressor’s requests in the hope that no more harsh request will be made. (Example Germany WWII)

Apartheid A policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non- European groups in South America.

Archipelago A group of islands. Artifacts- Objects made by either had or machine representing a particular culture.

Artisan Trained or skilled worker; craftsman. Bushido- Japanese Samurai Code of Behavior; similar to the feudal code of behavior of the European Knights, called chivalry.

Cash Crop The chief agriculture product raised in an economy in order to sell and obtain income. (Main Good) Civilization- Level of development of a group; including food productivity ability, government, and methods of communication.

Communism Economic system where a single party controls the means of production with the Aim of establishing a classless society. Containment- A policy followed by the US during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism.

Coup d’ etat Sudden and violent overthrow of a government by a small group.

Crusades Military campaigns and pilgrimages by European Christians to win the Holy land from the Muslims. ( ) Cultural Diffusion- Spread of cultural traits from one group to another.

Culture The customs beliefs, social forms, and material traits of an ethnic, religious, or social group. Custom-Usual ways of acting in a particular situation.

Democracy A political system in which the people participate in the making of their own laws or elect representatives to make the laws. Divine Right- The idea that God has given a ruler the right to rule.

Excommunication Process of expulsion from the Roman Catholic Church, usually because of disobedience and violation of Church rules and laws. Ethnic Cleansing- Act of persecuting members of an ethnic group by killing them or by removing them from an area.

Feudalism The political and economic system in which the vassal pledges loyalty and service to a lord in return for land and protection. Genocide- The destruction of a particular group of people. Vassal - A person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed his loyalty and service; subordinate or follower.

Laissez faire The theory that government should intervene as little as possible in a nation’s economic affairs. Marxist- One who believes in socialism as a method of government.

Prehistoric Refers to a period of time prior to written history. Terraced farmland- The idea of using violence and fear of violence to gain an objective.

Thematic Essays In developing your answers to the thematic and DBQ essays below, be sure to address the task by keeping these general definitions in mind: (a)analyze means “to determine the nature and relationship of the component elements” (b)compare and contrast means “to discuss similarities and differences” (c)describe means “to illustrate something in words or tell about it” (d)discuss means “to make observations about something using facts, reasoning, and argu-ment; to present in some detail” (e)evaluate means “to examine and judge the significance, worth, or condition of; to determine the value of” (f)explain means “to make plain or understandable; to give reasons for or causes of; to show the logical development or relationships of”