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House of Wisdom
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |