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Term 1: Extended
Extended Vocabulary for Term 1
Term | Definition |
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Animism | The belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls. |
Pictograph | Record keeping done in drawings, pictures or symbols. |
Astrolabe | A tool used to calculate the altitude of the sun or starts, used in navigation. |
Feudalism | A system used to organize governments and people in Middle Ages Europe. In the feudal system, people owe allegiance to a protector (a king or nobleman), and agree to fight in battles for them. |
Medieval | Relates to the Middle Ages time period. Usually means primitive or very old-fashioned. |
Algonquin | Groups of Native American tribes who all spoke a similar language and lived in the area from upper Canada to the northeast United States. |
Confederacy | An loose alliance between groups or people for some purpose, usually to run a government or maintain peace. |
Matriarchy | This term refers to organizing society / family / community with a woman at the head |
Patriarchy | This term refers to organizing society / family / community with a man at the head |
Viceroy | A person chosen to rule an area as the king’s representative. |
Sect | A small group of people who are a part of a particular religion, but usually have different beliefs than the main religion does. The main religion might see them as heretics. |