Flashcards
Chapter 3 Terminology
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- 1Pluralisticdescribing a society in which members of minority groups maintain their different cultural traditions
- 2*Protestant Reformationthe 16th century movement to reform the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, which resulted in the formation of Protestant churches
- 3Literateable to read or write
- 4Protestanta member of any of the Western Christian churches that are not Roman Catholic
- 5Mercenaryselling services for money, especially military services
- 6Expansionisma government policy encouraging territorial or economic expansion to other countries, often by force
- 7Cartographythe science of mapmaking
- 8Circumnavigateto go around the whole Earth's circumference
- 9Conscriptto force someone to join or enlist in a enterprise
- 10Consumerismfocusing on collecting and using material goods or products
- 11Imperialismthe policy fo a country or empire to extend its authority or domination by political, economic, or military means
- 12Ethnocentrisma belief that one's own race or culture is superior to others
- 13Inflationan increase in prices and a decrease in the purchasing power of money