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25 Cards in this Set
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Mercenaries
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Foreign soldiers who serve for pay.
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Extended Family
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Closely related people.
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Loess
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Yellow-brown soil.
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Reincarnation
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Rebirth of the soul.
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Citadel
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A fortress.
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Meridans of Longitude
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Imaginary vertical lines along the globe.
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Reformation
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The term used to describe Luther's break with the Church and the movement it inspired.
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Renaissance
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Wide spread change in culture that took place in Europe beginning with the 1300's.
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Apprentice
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An unpaid worker being trained in a craft.
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Feudalism
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A system where land was owned by kings or lords but held by vassals in return for their loyalty.
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Manor
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A large etate that included farm fields, pastures, and often an entire village.
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Monsoon
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Strong winds that blow across the region at certain times of the year.
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Nirvana
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Lasting peace.
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Crusades
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8 military expeditions that were launched by the church to capture the Holy Land.
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Civil Service
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A group of people who carry out the work of government.
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Parallels of Latitudes
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An imaginary horizontal line along the globe.
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Leonardo da Vinci
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A great Italian artist as well as a scientist, mathematician and inventor.
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Caravan
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Traders that travel across the desert in large groups.
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Justinian Code
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An organized collection and explanation of Roman laws for use by the Byzantine Empire.
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Silk Road
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An ancient trade route between China and Europe.
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Confucius
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A Chinese teacher and philosopher.
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Meditate
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Means to focus the mind inward in order to find spiritual awareness.
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Protestant
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Refers to Christians who separated from the Catholic Church.
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Martin Luther
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A monk from the early 1500's who was dissatisfied with the church.
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Fief
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A share of land.
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