The document defines several key terms related to religion, history, and politics, including: heretic, Protestant Reformation, indulgence, Lutheran, Council of Trent, Peace of Augsburg, Edict of Nantes, Thirty Years' War, Scientific Revolution, heliocentric theory, scientific method, conquistadors, encomienda, colony, Columbian Exchange, balance of trade, mercantilism, capitalism, joint-stock company, absolute monarch, Magna Carta, Enlightenment, natural rights, Glorious Revolution, Old Regime, bourgeoisie, Estates-General, National Assembly, French Revolution, Reign of Terror, Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, sans-cul