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Today we're going to build a glossary for important historical terms. This list can help to build up a better range of vocabulary.

New proposals can be submitted to: https://zumpad.zum.de/p/glossary

[[#interactive quizzes|interactive quizzes]]

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== A ==

* '''abolish; abolition'''<br> to end a law, system or practice
* '''absolutism'''<br>form of government where a monarch rules with unlimited authority
* '''age'''<br>a period of time, e.g. the Dark Age, Industrial Age, age of discoveries
* '''age of enlightenment'''<br>reason and 
* '''aristocracy''' <br>rule of nobility
* '''assembly'''<br>a meeting of people in one place for a purpose

== B ==
* '''borgeoisie''' (eng. middle class)<br>

== C ==
* capitalism
* clergy
* commons
* confederation
* crop rotation
* crusade

== D ==
* '''democracy'''<br>rule of the people
* '''duty, duties'''  
== E==
* '''estates'''
* '''evolution'''<br>a slow development with gradual changes

== G == 
* '''gentleman'''<br>a man of good manners; originally landed gentry (=land-owners)

== H ==
* '''human rights'''

== L ==
* '''labour'''
* '''legislative'''<br>law-making branch, parliament
* '''liberal, liberalism'''

== M ==
* '''manor house'''<br>residence  of a lower nobleman; a very small palace
* '''merchants'''<br> people who trade goods
* '''monarchy'''<br>rule of a king

==  N ==

* nation, national
== P ==
* '''parliament'''<br>elected representative of the people with advisory and legislative functions
* '''people'''<br>
* '''president'''<br>elected head of state 
* '''privilege''' - if you are allowed to do sth. special 
 
== R ==
* reaction
* republic - 
* restauration
*  '''revolution'''<br>sudden change of a political system, property
* riot
== S ==
*  '''seperation of powers'''<br>refers to the division of a state's government into three independent areas  - executive, legislative, judiciary    

== T ==
* '''triangle trade'''<br>trade between three ports or regions for example between Europe, Africa and America
== U==
== V ==
* '''violence'''<br>
* '''virtue'''<br>

== interactive quizzes ==
<div class="lueckentext-quiz" lang="en">
''evolution'': a slow development with gradual changes

''revolution'': sudden change of a political system, property

''riot'': a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
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