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(276?-196? BCE), Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who measured the circumference of the Earth. His measurement was only off by 15%.

To increase.

Class system in France before the French Revolution. There were three Estates, First Estate was Clergy, Second was Nobility, and Third was peasants, merchants, and townspeople.

The legislative body of France. Composed of representatives from the three estates which are Clergy in the First Estate, Nobles in the Second Estate, and peasants in the Third Estate. Each Estate is entitled to one vote on legislative matters. The Estates General was never as strong as the British Parliament of the American Congress.

The removal of people of a specific ethnic group by means of genocide, terror, or forced expulsion.

A group of people that shares distinctive cultural traits.

A belief in the superiority of a certain ethnic group or race.

(circa 300 BCE), Greek mathematician. Considered to be the father of modern geomertry.

Economic union between countries in Europe for mutual gain. Originally formed in 1951 as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), it later became the European Community in 1967, then the European Union in 1991.

The gradual change or development of something.

To exclude a Christian from receiving the Sacraments.

Rrelating to a system that enforces laws.

The sending of goods to another country for sale or trade.

The complete destruction of a group of people.

The death of all members of a species.

A policy that guaranteed European citizens in China were only subject to the laws of their own nation and could only be tried by their own courts.

A central location where goods are manufactured on a large scale.

Widespread hunger caused by the near complete lack of food.

A system of government that promotes extreme nationalism, repression, anticommunism, and is ruled by a dictator.

During the late 15th century, they became King and Queen of a united Spain after centuries of Islamic domination. Together, they made Spain a strong Christian nation and also provided funding to overseas exploration, notably Christopher Columbus.