Enlightenment Vocab + Age of Exploration + The Renaissance

A philosophy that tries to value the potential of all people and tries to balance religion and power of the human mind

A sea route connecting the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via American waterways

An economic system in which a country’s trade is controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

basic human rights based on natural law that cannot be surrendered in the social contract

A navigation tool for calculating latitude by taking astronomical measurements

A person who supports the arts or other activities by supplying money for them

The appearance of distance or depth on a flat surface, as in a painting

A form of government in which people elect representatives to rule in their name

Areas of study that focus on human life and culture, such as history, literature, and ethics

A machine with a moveable type used for printing

A ship owned by private individuals holding a government commission and authorized for use in war

an assumed name used by a writer instead of their real name is a highlighter name

a formal declaration of the legal and civil rights of the citizens of any state, country, federation, etc.

A city in the Tuscany region of northern Italy that was the center of the Italian Renaissance

A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

A state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it

The headquarters of the Catholic Church

A navigation instrument used to determine latitude & longitude by measuring the altitudes of the sun, moon, & stars

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease

A distant area under the political control of another country

a form of government in which the power of the monarch is restrained by a parliament, by law, or by custom

A representative body having supreme legislative (legal) powers within a state or country

Having a strong effect on someone or something

In Italian city-states, a government run by a lord that replaced republican institutions either by force or by agreement

the legal right to kill someone as punishment for a crime

the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic

a person who accepts the belief in god, but does not believe in the religion

An outbreak of a deadly disease that caused the death of nearly one-third of Europe’s population

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas

A person who investigates an unknown area, an adventurer

person who has studied the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially as an academic discipline

an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits

The measure of distance north or south of the equator

A term used to describe a multi-talented person with varied interests and abilities, who tried to excel in all of them

the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign (monarch), the House of Lords, and the House of Commons

Relating to earthly life rather than to religion or spiritual matters

A name for the Earth’s western hemisphere; the Americas

Art influenced by the styles and techniques of ancient Greece & Rome

An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor

the state of being subject to unjust treatment or control

A person or company involved in trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying in a specialized trade

The action of traveling or sailing all the way around something, especially the world

An Italian city-state located on the Adriatic Sea. It's a major trade route between Asia and Europe

an act of making the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government into separate bodies

The everyday speech of the common people

a regular social gathering of important people at the house of a woman prominent in high society

One of the richest city-states; controlled trade through the Alps

The measure of distance east or west of the meridian

A device containing a magnetic needle that indicates the direction of magnetic north at points on the earth’s surface

A small, fast Spanish or Portuguese sailing ship of the 15-17^th centuries

One of the 16^th century Spanish conquerors of Mexico & Peru

The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from 14th century to the 17th

The science and practice of drawing maps

the exercise of absolute power in a cruel and oppressive way

the scientific study of crime and criminals

the action or manner of controlling or regulating a nation, organization, or people

the freedom to act, work, and behave without retribution through legal, regulatory and societal standards

the capacity to endure hardship or pain

European intellectual movement in late 17-18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition

rule by one person, usually a king or a queen, whose actions are unrestricted by written law or by custom