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RL- Chpt. 10
World Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Classical | ancient Rome and Greece |
| polis | city-state |
| democracy | direct rule of the people |
| republic | government where people chose their leaders |
| consul | individuals elected by the people of Rome to represent them |
| emperor | absolute rulers |
| pope | bishops of Rome who became the leaders of the Catholic Church |
| missionary | people who spread their religious views |
| common law | unwritten laws that come from local customs |
| feudalism | political and social system where kings gave land to loyal nobles in exchange for military service |
| vassal | nobles who swore loyalty to the king |
| manor | feudal estate |
| serf | group of people who were not as free as tenant farmers & usually poorer. |
| guild | workers' organization |
| charter | written documents given by the king |
| indulgences | documents that freed their owners of punishment for sins they had committed |
| revolution | a great and often violent change |
| Divine Right of Kings | belief that European kings and queens ruled by the will of god |