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Aristocracy a government or state ruled by an aristocracy, elite, or privileged upper class.
Bureaucrats/Bureaucracy an official who works by fixed routine without exercising intelligent judgment.
Chivalry a chivalrous act; gallant deed.
City State a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies.
Civil Service those branches of public service concerned with all governmental administrative functions outside the armed services.
Credit commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
Cultural Diffusion the process by which a cultural trait, material object, idea, or behavior pattern is spread from one society to another; also called diffusion
Decentralized to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area:
Dowry a widows dower
Eastern Orthodox of or pertaining to the Orthodox Church
Fiefs a fee or feud held of a feudal lord; a tenure of land subject to feudal obligations.
Garrisons a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
Gothic noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, originating in France in the middle of the 12th century and existing in the western half of Europe
Hajj the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every adult Muslim is supposed to make at least once in his or her lifetime: the fifth of the Pillars of Islam.
Heresy opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, esp. of a church or religious system.
Heretic a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church
Hijab a covering for the head and face, worn by Muslim women
Illegitimate born of parents who were not married to each other at the time of birth; bastard not legitimate; not sanctioned by law or custom
Infrastructure the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools.
Interaction a mutual or reciprocal action or influence
Caliph Successor to Muhammad
Inquisition a former special tribunal, engaged chiefly in combating and punishing heresy
Interrogation the act of interrogating; questioning
Islam the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah
Literate having or showing knowledge of literature, writing, etc.; literary; well-read.
Matriarch a woman who is the founder or dominant member of a community or group.
Matrilineal
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