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RL- Chpt. 10
World Geography
Question | Answer |
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Classical | ancient Rome and Greece |
polis | city-state |
democracy | direct rule of the people |
republic | government where people chose their leaders |
consul | individuals elected by the people of Rome to represent them |
emperor | absolute rulers |
pope | bishops of Rome who became the leaders of the Catholic Church |
missionary | people who spread their religious views |
common law | unwritten laws that come from local customs |
feudalism | political and social system where kings gave land to loyal nobles in exchange for military service |
vassal | nobles who swore loyalty to the king |
manor | feudal estate |
serf | group of people who were not as free as tenant farmers & usually poorer. |
guild | workers' organization |
charter | written documents given by the king |
indulgences | documents that freed their owners of punishment for sins they had committed |
revolution | a great and often violent change |
Divine Right of Kings | belief that European kings and queens ruled by the will of god |