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Early Eur-Afrca-Asia
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| feudalism | a system of rule by lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch |
| manor | an area ruled by a lord, including the lord's castle and lands around it |
| Crusades | between 100 and 1300, the series of wars fought by Christians to control Palestine (The Holy Land) |
| astrolabe | a navigational instrument used to determine latitude, or location north or south of Earth's equator |
| Silk Road | a network of over land trade routes linking China to the Middle East |
| caravan | a group of people who travel together for safety |
| kinship | a relationship between people who share a common ancestor, or a system of classifying such relationships |
| Renaissance | the burst of learning in Europe from the late 1300s to the 1600s |
| decline | to draw to a close |
| innovation | a new method or idea |