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WH Mid Term
World History Mid Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crusades | The Holy war |
| Ethnic Groups | People of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture and language. |
| Feudalism | Local lords govern their lands but owe support and military service to a greater Lord. |
| Golden Horde | A Mongloian army that swept over Eastern Europe in the 13th century. |
| Justinians code | A complete code of law based on Roman law; all civil law (not criminal law) |
| Plague | A contagious disease that spreads rapidly and kills many people. |
| Archipelago | a chain of islands. |
| Bushido | The code of honor and morals, developed by the Japanese Samurai |
| Samurai | Japanese warrior. |
| Shinto | early Japanese religion that means "way of the gods". |
| Cultural borrowing | Taking ideas/traditions from another culture and making them your own. |
| Kami | Divine spirits that dwelled in nature. |
| Middle ages | Period from 500 to 1500. |
| Monastery | Were monks live to study and serve God. |
| Secular | Worldly. |
| Charlemagne | He was a frankish ruler that spread christianity. |
| lord | landowner |
| fief | land grants |
| Vassal | People who recieve fiefs- become powerful landowners |
| knight | horsemen- defend their lords land in exchange for fiefs |
| serf | people lawfully bound to place of birth: most peasants: arent slaves but what they produce belongs to their lord |
| Manor | the lord's estate has an economic system(Manor system) |
| Tithe | A church tax- usually one-tenth of a peasant's income. |
| Chivalry | A code- a set of ideals on how to act. |
| Analysis | Ability to see parts and relationships |
| Synthesis | Use parts to create a new whole |
| Knowledge | Recalling Information |
| Tournament | Mock Battles |
| Clergy | Religious Officals- includes bishops, priest , and other |
| sacrament | rights/rites to achiece salvation |
| Holy Roman Empire | Kingdom originally made up of what is now Germany and Italy |
| Lay investure | Kings appointed church officials |
| Mono | One, Single |
| Poly | Many |
| Theo | God |
| Minaret | tower from which muslims are called to prayer |
| Nomad | Person with no permanet home, moves from place to place (Nomanic) |
| Oasis | Place of water, food,AND shade in the desert |
| Allah | One god of Islam |
| Quran | Holy book of Islam |
| Five Pillars | The Duties that Muslims have to do for Allah |
| Muslims | one who has submitted to the will of Allah |
| Jihad | an effort, stuggle, in God" service |
| Caliph | highest political and religious leader in the muslim government |
| Steppe | Dry glassland in East Asia |
| Clan | large groups of people related to a common ancestor |
| Genghis Khan | universal leader that brought together mongol clans |
| Marco Polo | traveler from Venice that served Kublai Khan served for 17 years |
| Patron | person who supports artists, especially financially |
| Perspective | way to show three dimensions on a canvas |
| Humanism | intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts. |
| Renaissance | period of European history, lasting, form 1300 to 1600 rebirth of art and learning |
| Vernacular | the everyday language of native people |
| Utopia | an imaginary place of fantasy or perfect world |
| Johann Gutenburg | he developed an easier way on making books |
| William Shakespeare | famous writer of the Elizabethan age. |
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