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45 Cards in this Set
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Fjord |
a long, narrow arm of the sea (a bay) bordered by steep cliffs |
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Thralls
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serf or slave
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Skald
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a poet
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Runes
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characters of certain ancient alphabets
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Thing
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Scandanavian parliament or legislative gathering
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Wergild
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a persons value in monetary terms
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Plague
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a disease
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Arson
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deliberately setting fire to someone elses belongings
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social class
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the group in society who bear similar characteristics
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betrothal
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a promise to marry
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Celtic Peoples
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members of society who came from various regions of Europe eventually settling in England
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Epic
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a poem
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Prosperous
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thriving
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Translation
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converted from one language to another
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Judaism
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religion of the Jews |
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Qu’ran
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the holy book of Islam |
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Persecuted
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harassed or attacked because of race, religion or politics |
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Apostles
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the 12 disciples of Jesus
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Gospels
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the first four books of the New Testament |
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Convert
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to change religions
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Legacy
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anything handed down from the past
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Architecture
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the art of constructing a building
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philosophy |
the search for ideas, wisdom, knowledge |
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Latin
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the language of the Romans - common language for educated people throughout Europe |
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Roman Legions
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Roman armed forces |
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Gladiator
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a fighter who battled at public shows; most were slaves |
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Latins
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people who came from the north
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Rome
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capital of Italy
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Carthage
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Phoenician colony
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province |
a territory outside of Italy that was brought under Roman power |
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republic |
an elected government
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senate |
legal and administrative body of ancient Rome
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aqueducts |
artificial channels for moving water from the mountains into the cities |
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legacy |
Knowledge and culture passed down from one generation to another |
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Germanic people |
one of the European peoples that spoke a German language |
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barbarian |
originally, a non-roman person, later came to mean uncultured person |
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martyr |
a person tortured or killed because of his or her religious beliefs |
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missionary |
a person sent out by a church to convert people |
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priest |
a person trained and authorized to perform religious ceremonies |
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Carolingian Empire |
Charlemagne's empire, from about 770 to 814 |
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exhaltations |
vapours |
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renaissance |
a rebirth or revival, especially of the arts |
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monastery |
a self-contained community for people, such as monks or nuns, who have taken religious vows |
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pilgrim |
a person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons |
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technology |
anything made by humans to extend our abilities |
