7th Grade World History NCFE Review Terms

a rapid major change in an economy marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery

Some parts of the economy are controlled by the government, some are controlled by the people.

The idea that nuclear weapons will deter countries from engaging in WWIII. 

A government where the leader has complete control over all aspects of the country.

A type of government where a king or queen has complete power.

Payment that has to be made by the country who loses a war.

Makes and writes the laws for the US government 

Goods coming into a country from somewhere else.

The document that establishes laws for a country.

What central idea drives capitalism?

Economy based on bartering (trading) goods.

The weaker country or territory that is being taken over.

The mass killing of a race or social group.

Enforces the laws and can veto the legislative branch. 

An economic system where wealth is distributed equally by the government. 

Scientist who said proved the Heliocentric Theory.

The theory that the sun is the center of the universe.

The spreading of information in support of a cause. 

Believed in separating power into the three branches of government.

Factors that pull a group of migrating people INTO a country.

The stronger country/territory that takes over weaker countries and declares them colonies

The mass killing of millions of Jewish people by German Nazi soldiers.

The exchange of goods, information, and diseases from the Old World to the New World.

A type of government where the people have the power and vote for elected officials.

an arrangement of workers and machines in which a product is made over and over

A person who works to spread religion.

A government based on the state religion.

Believed people could break the social contract with their government and start revolutions.

Believed in freedom of speech and religious tolerance. 

A change in a type of government or a social institution in favor of a new system.

Goods leaving a country.

the action or process of making land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe to use

Economic system where citizens are paid the same and government owns all means of production.  

The process of making goods using machines and factories

A revolution of thought in math, science, and the nature of the universe.

Having pride in your country; thinking that your country is the best.

Interprets the laws and can decide if they are unconstitutional i.e The Supreme Court

If a government is a dictatorship, which type of economic system would they use?

The process by which goods are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region

Believed all people were naturally cruel and needed an absolute monarch. 

Owing money to someone or a bank.

Building up your military

Giving someone what they want to calm them down.

Believed every person had the right to life, liberty, and property.

Exchanging one good or service for another.

Goods or materials like cotton or oil.

When 2 or more countries agree to work together in times of war.

If a government is a democracy, which type of economy would they use?

Which of the following would be considered an example of "bad debt"?

Something that a person is or should be morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do.

The exchange of rum, sugar, and slaves between Europe, Africa, and the New World. 

Developed the idea of communism and wrote “Communist Manifesto"

A government run by a small group of people with money and/or power.

Economic system based on making as much money as possible where the government controls nothing

An era in which the Soviet Union and United States competed against one another for dominance.

Which of the following would be considered "good debt"?

The idea of one country taking over or dominating another country for their natural resources. 

In 1884, European powers came together to divide up Africa.

Government in which king or queen has ultimate power, but follows rules in a constitution.

The group of people who make decisions for a country, state, etc.

A social movement away from the idea of absolute monarchs towards a system based on reason.

Factors that push a group of migrating people AWAY from a country.

Started in the 1450’s when Europeans started exploring the New World.