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Global interactions
Focuses of unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diffusion | The spread of intangible assets like religion, music ideas, or culture. |
| Silk Road | An important trade route that connected the ancient world. |
| Caravan | a group (as of merchants or pilgrims) traveling together on a long journey through desert or dangerous regions |
| Silent Barter | a method by which traders who cannot speak each other's language can trade without talking. (hand signals for trade) |
| Feudalism | a system of political organization (as in Europe during the Middle Ages) in which a vassal served a lord and received protection and land in return |
| Medieval | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages |
| Lords | A person who has power and authority |
| Knights | a warrior of olden times who fought on horseback, served a king, held a special military rank, and swore to behave in a noble way |
| Vassals | a person in the Middle Ages who received protection and land from a lord in return for loyalty and service |
| Manor | a big piece of land |
| Serf | a servant or laborer of olden times who was treated as part of the land worked on and went along with the land if it was sold |
| Chivalry | a body of knights |
| Clergy | the group of religious officials (as priests, ministers, or rabbis) specially prepared and authorized to conduct religious services |
| Daimyo | (in feudal Japan) one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun. |
| Samurai | a warrior serving a Japanese feudal lord and practicing a code of conduct which valued honor over life |
| Shogun | any of a line of military governors ruling Japan until the revolution of 1867–68 |
| Bushido | the code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese samurai. |
| Crusades | military expeditions made by Christian countries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims |
| Magna Carta | The Magna Carta (“Great Charter”) is a document guaranteeing English political liberties |
| Black Death | bubonic plague that spread through Asia and Europe in the 14th century |
| Pope | the head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Sultan | a king or ruler especially of a Muslim state |
| Khan | a Mongolian leader |
| Nomad | Not any person; no one, nobody. |
| Archer | a person who shoots with a bow and arrow |
| Causeways | a raised way or road across wet ground or water |
| Conquistadors | a leader in the Spanish conquest of America in the 16th century |
| Quipus | used for record keeping and sending messages by runners throughout the empire. |
| Chinampas | small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes. |
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