Unit 1 Vocabulary

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traditional name given to the exchange of goods, ideas, diseases, between the Old (Europe) and New World (Americas)

argued that the successor should be appointed by election and consensus, as tradition dictated

Country that founded and controlled colony

A pardon, or forgiveness, that could be purchased from the Church instead of doing penance for sins.

An economic theory under which a country increases its wealth by exporting more goods than it imports; colonies were often used as markets for the mother country's goods

Placing less emphasis on religion and more on things of the earthly world.

believed that Muhammad's successors should come from his family, starting with Ali, his son-in-law

The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from 14th through 17th centuries, based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece Rome.