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World History Unit 4

The Middle Ages

TermDefinition
caliphate An Islamic form of government in which political and religious leadership is united
feudalism a form of political organization that is characterized by a relationship between a lord and a vassal where the lord exchanges land for military service from the vassal
fief a piece of land or other rights given to a vassal by a lord or monarch in exchange for services or loyalty
manor a unit of land, originally a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and lands rented to tenants.
monotheism the belief in one god
Patriarch a religious leader in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Pope head of the Roman Catholic Church
schism a division over a difference of opinion, generally used in the case of split over religious differences
scholar-gentry class of Chinese officials who passes civil service exams to work in the bureaucracy
arabesque decorative style that uses intertwining plants, abstract curvilinear motifs, and sometimes animal and figural outlines to create an intricate pattern
caliph the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad
manorialism a political, economic, and social system in medieval Europe that defined the relationship between landowning lords and the peasants who worked the land
monastery a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
monks a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
mosque a Muslim place of worship.
samurai a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos.
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