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19 Cards in this Set
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Aqueducts
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An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel
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Squire
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A squire was originally a young man who aspired to the rank of knighthood. As part of his development to that end, he served an existing knight as an attendant or shield carrier
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Tithes
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is a one-tenth part of something, paid
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Mayan Ball games
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Ball game played . Couldnt touch with hands. Losers got sacrificed
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DaneGeld
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he Danegeld ("Danish tax") was a tax raised to pay tribute to the Viking raiders to save a land from being ravaged
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fresco
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Art.done on plaster on walls or ceilings.
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Ramadan
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It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured; from dawn until sunset
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The feudal system
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Medieval European political system. Order of Group : King, Barons , Knights Peasents.
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Atrium
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ike an entance room , wide open space usually with no celing and a pool.
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Hieroglyphs
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Type of writing using pictures. Used by the mayan
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Insula
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were large apartment buildings where the lower and middle classes of Romans. Tatty and dangerous.
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Vestal Virgins
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In Ancient Rome, the vestal virgins were the virgin holy female priestesses of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. Their primary task was to maintain the sacred fire of Vesta
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Knight
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A knight member of the warrior class of the Middle Ages in Europe.
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Heretics
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People who disagreed or were against the catholic church. Were usually burned at the stake .
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Mosaic
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Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials
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The Koran
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The holy book of islam, Holds The messages from Gabrrial the angel and Muhammad. Much Like the christian Bible.
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Motte and Bailey
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A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle situated on a raised earthwork and surrounded by a protective fence. Baily was the lower falter part.
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The keep
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A keep is a strong central tower which is used as a dungeon or a fortress. Often, the keep is the most defended area of a castle, and as such may form the main habitation area
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Quipu
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Quipus or khipus were recording devices . Used different lengths and coloured strings for different messeges.
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