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S.S. mid-terms
Everything for mid-terms
Question | Answer |
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Eastern Orthodox | a branch of Christianty that deleoped in the Byzantine Empire and that did not recognize the pope as its supreme leader |
Byzantine | the name by which the eastern half of the Roman empire became known some time after A.D. 400 |
Aqueducts | high arched structures built to water over long distances |
humanism | concern with human interests and values |
Mecca | an Arabian oasis city believed to be the birthplace of Muhammad |
Medina | an Arabian oasis town to which according to Muslim writings, Muhammad migrated in A.D. 622 |
Magna Carta | document that guaranteed rights to English nobles |
charter | legal document giving certain rights to a person or company |
pueblos | adobes dwelling of the Anasaszis; town in in the Spanish colonies |
presidioss | forts where soldiers lived in the Spanish colonies |
encomiendas | rights given by the Spanish goverment to Spanish settlers to demand labor or taxes from Native Americans |
causeways | raised roads across a stretch of water |
irrigation | the act of to bring water to an area |
feudalism | rule by lords who owe loyalty to a monarch |