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37 Cards in this Set
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Monastery |
a selfcontained community for people, such as monks or nuns, who have taken religious vows
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Pilgrim
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a person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons
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Thrall
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the Viking word for “slave”
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Legacy
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knowledge and culture passed down from one generation to another
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Philosophy
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the search for ideas, wisdom, knowledge
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Roman Legions
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Roman armed forces
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Architecture
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the art and science of designing buildings
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Latin
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the language of the Romans
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Gladiator
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a fighter who battled at public shows; most were slaves
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Germanic people
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one of the European peoples that spoke a Germanic language
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Barbarian
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originally an nonRoman person
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Judaism
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the religion of the Jews
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Qur’an
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the holy book of Islam
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Persecuted
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harassed or attacked for a specific reason such as race or religion
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Apostles
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the first twelve disciples of Jesus
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Gospels
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the first four books of the New Testament of the Christian bible
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Convert
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changing religion
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Martyr
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a person tortured or killed because of his or her religious beliefs
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Missionary
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a person sent out by a church to convert people
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Priest
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a person trained and authorized to perform religious ceremonies
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Wergild
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man money, a person’s value in money
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Arson
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intentionally setting fire to property
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Betrothal
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a promise to marry
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Plague
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a contagious disease that is out of control and kills many people
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Social class
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the group that one belongs to in a society
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Carolingian Empire
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Charlemagne’s empire, from about 770 to 814
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Exhalations
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vapours
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Renaissance
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a rebirth or revival, especially of the arts
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Celtic peoples
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a western European culture; the Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Cornish, and Bretons are all Celts
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Epic
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a long poem telling about heroic events or deeds
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Prosperous
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thriving
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Translation
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writing changed from one language to another
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Thralls
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a Scandinavian slave
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Fjord
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a long, narrow, saltwater bay with high cliffs along its sides
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Skald
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a Scandinavian poet who recited poems at formal gatherings
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Runes
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letters based on those in the Roman alphabet
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Thing
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a parliament where free adults could give their opinions on important matters |
