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House of Wisdom
Vocabulary Words
Question | Answer |
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beacon | fire or light used as a signal to guide or warm |
caravans | merchants or pilgrims traveling together for safety through difficult or dangerous country |
legacy | something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor; heritage |
manuscripts | handwritten or keyboarded books or articles |
medieval | belonging to a Middle Ages |
observatory | building or room equipped with telescopes and devices for studying astonomical objects |
patron | person who gives approval and support to some person, art, cause, or undertaking |
cardamom | spicy seed used as seasoning or medicine |
cloisters | places of religious retirment such as monasteries or convents |
edifice | building, especially a large one |
education | development in knowledge or skill by teaching, training, or study |
system | ordered system of facts, principles, or beliefs |
translated | changed from one language into another |