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World History Vocab

Vocab quiz

TermDefinition
bureaucracy a highly complex body of workers with any levels of authority
heretic a person who holds beliefs that are contrary to a set of religious teachings
imperial belonging or related to an emperor
autonomy self government; independence
Shi'a a minority branch of Islam that maintains loyalty to the Caliph Ali and his descendants
aristocrat a ruling class of noble families
Habeas Corpus the legal concept that an accused person cannot be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime
emperor the political leader of a territory containing several countries or groups of people
Bubonic Plaque (Black Death) a deadly bacteria responsible for the Black Death of 1300's transmitted by fleas living on infected rats
millennium a period of 1000 years
dynasty a line of rulers descended from one family
epidemic an outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly
dialect a regional variety of a language
matrilineal a family line trained through the mother
model parliament a governing body created by King Edward I that concluded some commoners, church officials, and nobles
meritocracy a rule of officials of proven merit
trans saharan trade trade between people north and south of the sahara
partiarch in the eastern orthodox church the bishop of an important city
crusades christain campaigns to retake holy lands from Muslims
sufis a mystical form of Islam in which believes seek direct personal expierence for God, often through prayer and meditation
sunni the majority branch of Islam which accepted the rule of the umayyad and abbasid capliphates
magna carta a written legal agreement signed in 1215 that limited english monarch's power
caliph a spiritual and political leader of the muslims
khan mongol tribal leader
warlord a military leader operating outside the control of the goverment
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