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Chapter 13 Spelling/Vocab list Quiz on 1/20/10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| city-state | Ancient Greek political units made up of a city and all the surrounding lands |
| Athens | City where the first democracy was developed |
| republic | government in which people elect leaders to make laws for them |
| Pax Romana | 200-year period of Roman Peace |
| aqueducts | channels used to carry water over long distances |
| feudal system | system of exchanging land for military service |
| nobles | people born into wealthy, powerful families |
| knight | trained warriors who promised to defend a noble's land and the king in exchange for land |
| manors | large farm estate owned by nobles |
| serfs | poor peasants who had no rights and had to work the land |
| crusade | a religious war |