Chapter 3 Terminology

Question	Answer
Pluralistic	describing a society in which members of minority groups maintain their different cultural traditions
*Protestant Reformation	the 16th century movement to reform the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, which resulted in the formation of Protestant churches
Literate	able to read or write
Protestant	a member of any of the Western Christian churches that are not Roman Catholic
Mercenary	selling services for money, especially military services
Expansionism	a government policy encouraging territorial or economic expansion to other countries, often by force
Cartography	the science of mapmaking
Circumnavigate	to go around the whole Earth's circumference
Conscript	to force someone to join or enlist in a enterprise
Consumerism	focusing on collecting and using material goods or products
Imperialism	the policy fo a country or empire to extend its authority or domination by political, economic, or military means
Ethnocentrism	a belief that one's own race or culture is superior to others
Inflation	an increase in prices and a decrease in the purchasing power of money

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