Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)
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Thomas describes this database: "This 800+ term glossary is based on the New York State curriculum for 9th and 10th grade social studies. Called "Global History and Geography," this curriculum culminates in a high-stakes Regents examination that all students must pass in order to graduate and earn a high school diploma."
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EbolaA contagious viral disease originating in Africa. It is transmitted by blood and body fluids and causes body organs and vessels to leak blood, usually resulting in death. | |
economic rightsRights such as owning property, or the choice to be employed. | |
EconomicsSocial science that deals with production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and with the theory and management of economies or economic systems. | |
Edict of Milan(313 CE) Proclamation by the Roman Emperor Constantine outlawing the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. | |
Edison, Thomas Alva(1847-1931) American inventor. He is best know for the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera. | |
Eightfold PathCode of behavior for followers of Buddhism. | |
Einstein, Albert(1879-1955) American scientist best known for his theory of relativity. | |
Elizabeth I(1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland between 1558 and 1603. She was an absolute monarch and is considered to be one of the most successful rulers of all time. | |
emperorPolitical ruler of a country of nation. Similar to a king. | |
empire1. A collection of nations or peoples ruled by a single authority, usually a monarch, but can be other systems of government as well. 2. A very large and powerful industrial organization | |
Enclosure MovementDuring the Industrial Revolution, it was the consolidation of many small farms into one large farm, which created a labor force as many people lost their homes. | |
encomienda systemA system of production in Spains New World possessions which granted permission to conquistadors to enslave as many people needed to work a plantation. | |
Engels, Friedrich(1820-1895) German socialist and co-author of The Communist Manifesto. | |
engineerA person who plans and creates mechanic structures for a variety of uses. | |
enlightened despotsA monarch who retains absolute control of their country while also enacting reform based on Enlightenment ideas. | |
EnlightenmentA movement in the 18th century that stressed the importance of reason and science in philosophy and the study of human society. Occurred in Western Europe. | |
environmentEverything in nature including people, plants, and animals that affects development in life. | |
Eratosthenes(276?-196? BCE), Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who measured the circumference of the Earth. His measurement was only off by 15%. | |
escalateTo increase. | |
EstatesClass system in France before the French Revolution. There were three Estates, First Estate was Clergy, Second was Nobility, and Third was peasants, merchants, and townspeople. | |
Estates GeneralThe legislative body of France. Composed of representatives from the three estates which are Clergy in the First Estate, Nobles in the Second Estate, and peasants in the Third Estate. Each Estate is entitled to one vote on legislative matters. The Estates General was never as strong as the British Parliament of the American Congress. | |
ethnic cleansingThe removal of people of a specific ethnic group by means of genocide, terror, or forced expulsion. | |
ethnic groupA group of people that shares distinctive cultural traits. | |
ethnocentricA belief in the superiority of a certain ethnic group or race. | |
Euclid(circa 300 BCE), Greek mathematician. Considered to be the father of modern geomertry. | |
European Community/European UnionEconomic union between countries in Europe for mutual gain. Originally formed in 1951 as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), it later became the European Community in 1967, then the European Union in 1991. | |
evolutionThe gradual change or development of something. | |
excommunicateTo exclude a Christian from receiving the Sacraments. | |
executiveRrelating to a system that enforces laws. | |
exportThe sending of goods to another country for sale or trade. | |
exterminationThe complete destruction of a group of people. | |
extinctionThe death of all members of a species. | |
extraterritorialityA policy that guaranteed European citizens in China were only subject to the laws of their own nation and could only be tried by their own courts. | |