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Reg Vocab set 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Papyrus | Plant used by ancient egyptioans to make paper |
| Barter | To trade or exchange goods for another. |
| Loess | Fine, windblown yellow soil |
| Aristocracy | A government ruled by an upper class |
| Chivalry | Code of conduct for knights during the middle ages |
| Serf | A peasant bound to the lord's land in medieval Europe |
| Democracy | A government in which people hold ruling power |
| Oligarchy | A government in which ruling power belongs to a few people |
| Patrician | A member of the landholding upper class in ancient Rome |
| Heresy | Religious belief that is contrary to the official teachings of a church |
| Manor | A lord's estate during the Middle Ages |
| Tithe | Payment to a church equal to one tenth of a person's income |
| Koran | Holy book of Islam |
| Anti-Semitism | Prejudice against Jews |
| Capital | Money for investment |
| Crusade | Holy war. Series of religious wars fought between Christians and Muslims |
| Vernacular | Everyday language of ordinary people |
| Icon | Holy image of Christ, the Virgin Mary or a saint in the Orthodox Christian Church |
| Czar | Title of the ruler of the Russian empire |