| Term | Definition |
|---|
| divine right | belief that a monarch's authority to rule came from God |
| revolution | any great or sudden change |
| estate | social class |
| aristocracy | members of noble families |
| King Louis XVI | king of France |
| Bastille | French prison |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen | fair taxation, freedom of religion, equality |
| Reign of Terror | period of cruelty |
| Marie Antoinette | wife of King Louis |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | successful general; became emperor |
| Latin America | region influenced by France, Spain, and Portugal |
| Hispaniola | island in the Caribbean |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture | led first successful slave revolution |
| Miguel Hidalgo | led revolution in Mexico |
| Simon Bolivar | led revolutions in South America |
| Jose de San Martin | led revolutions in Argentina and Chile |
| mestizo | person of mixed Native American and European ancestry |
| confederation | group of provinces or states under a central government |
| textile | cloth fabric |
| factory | place to house machines |
| middle class | business people, factory owners, bankers |
| working class | farmers and workers |
| Karl Marx | German philosopher |
| socialism | ideas of Karl Marx |
| imperialism | extension of a nation's power over other lands |
| Matthew Perry | naval commander who opened Japan to foreigners |
| Meiji Restoration | return of control of Japan to the emperor |
| bureaucracy | large organization that runs the daily business of government |
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