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19 Cards in this Set
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city-state |
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
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oligarchy |
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
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cultural hearth |
any place where certain related changes in land-use appeared due to human domestication of plants and animals
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direct democracy |
a form of democracy in which people decide
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philosophy |
the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline
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patrician |
an aristocrat or nobleman
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plebeian |
a commoner
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representative democracy |
a variety ofdemocracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy
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Pax Romana |
the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire
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aqueduct |
an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley
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schism |
split
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lord |
someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler
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vassal |
a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance
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feudalism |
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles
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manorialism |
an essential element of feudal society
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Crusades |
a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
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Reconquista |
a series of campaigns by Christian states to recapture territory from the Muslims
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guild |
a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power
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Magna Carta |
(Latin for "the Great Charter"), also called Magna Carta Libertatum (Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), is a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215
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