absolute power
complete control of all areas of the government
crisis
a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion
democracy
a system of government in which people can vote
emperor
a person who is in charge of an empire
empire
a group pf countries with one ruler
to found
to create a new city or town
to govern
to administer a country and its people
government
a group of people that governs a country
king/queen
a male/female ruler of an independent country
kingdom
a country with a king as head of state
law
a rule that applies to a particular type of crime
monarchy
A government ruled by a king or queen
to obey
to do what you are told to do
to overthrow
to remove someone from power, using force
to persecute
to treat somebody unfairly because of their religious vies or political belief
republic
a system of government in which a group of people governs the country, there is no king
to rule
to be in charge of a country
ruler
the person in charge of a country
throne
a special chair used by a king or queen
agriculture
farming
artisan/craftsman
a person who makes things with his hands
citizen
a person who has particular rights
crop
a plant that is grown by farmers, usually for food
farmer
a person who grows crops and keeps animals
farming
growing crops and keeping animals
to irrigate
to supply water to the land so that crops will grow
labourer
a person who is paid to do physical work
merchant
a person who buys and sell things
noble
a person from an important family
rights
freedom to do certain things that other people can't do
to own
to possess something
slave
a person who is owned by, and must work for, another person
servant
a persob who does cooking, cleaning , etc, for another person
social class/group
a group of people in a society who have similar rights, wealth and power
trade
buying and selling things
wealth
the amount of money and property that a person has
army
an organized group of soldiers
battle
a single fight between two armies
enemy
the people you are fighting against
to conquer
to take control of another country
to defeat
to win against your enemy in a battle or war
to fight
to use physical force to try to defeat someone
to invade
to enter a country with an army
peace
the situation when there is no war or violence in a country
rebellion
an attempt to change the government using violence
soldier
a person who fights in the army when there is a war
to surrender
capitulate
weapon
an object that is used for fighting
Enlightenment
period of European history when a search for knowledge was emphasized; also known as the Age of Reason
salon
Gatherings of the social, political, and cultural elite in France during the Enlightenment
mankind
Humanity
guild
An association of craftsmen in a particular trade
to issue
publish
churchman
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
to revoke
rescind
Parliament
A body of representatives that makes laws for a nation
Encyclopaedia
book, or set of books, giving information
to discuss
1) to talk about something with another person or a group in order to exchange ideas or decide somethin
Physiocrat
This was the group of economists who believed that the wealth of a nation was derived solely from the value of its land