Sahara Desert
The worldﾒs largest desert, located in North Africa.
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Change and Turning Points
Rousseau, Jean Jacques
(1712-1778) French writer and Enlightenment philosopher who wrote a book called, The Social Contract, where he stated that people were basically good, and that society, and its unequal distribution of wealth, were the cause of most problems. Rousseau believed that government should be run according to the will of the majority, which he called the General Will. He claimed that the General Will would always act in the best interest of the people.
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Roman Empire
The territories ruled by ancient Rome which at one time encompassed most of the Mediterranean world and parts of France, England, and Germany. The empire lasted from 27 BCE to 395 CE.
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river valley
A valley that is carved out by the river. Often have fertile land, and are the sites for the earliest civilizations.
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rigid social class system
A social class system where there is no mobility. A person remains in the same class their entire life.
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revolution
a dramatic change in ideas, practice, or government.
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republic
A political system in which a country is ruled by law, has representative government, and is democratic in nature.
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Renaissance
A rebirth of cultural and intellectual pursuits after the stagnation of the Middle Ages. This period in European history, from about the 14th through 16th centuries, features major cultural and artistic change.
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religion
A person's beliefs concerning the existence and worship of a god or gods, and divine involvement in the universe and human life.
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recant
To reject a belief or withdraw something previously said.
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