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40 Cards in this Set
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HERETIC
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A person whose ideas are inccorect to the church.
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MANDATE
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A territory.
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FEUDALISM
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A polictical and military system.
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THEOCRACY
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A goverment controlled by church leaders.
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COALITION
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A temporary alliance between groups of different sides.
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TYRANT
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A ruler who governs opressively or brutally.
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PATRIARCH
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A leader of the family.
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TARIFF
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A tax on goods.
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REPUBLIC
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A goverment under which citizens with the right to vote choose their leaders.
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MONOPOLY
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When a single company controls an entire industry.
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MARTYR
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A person who dies or suffers for his or her beliefs.
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EDICT
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A public announcement of a policy.
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CULTURE
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The way of life that a group uses.
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ECOLOGY
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The releationship between living things and their enviorment.
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DYNASTY
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A series of rulers from the same family.
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APARTHEID
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South Africa's legal system of seperation of blacks and whites.
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ULTIMATUM
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A final document, if not met, will lead to war.
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USURY
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The practice of lending money for interest.
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ARMISTICE
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An agreement to stop fighting.
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TITHE
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Payment to the church, 10% of income.
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OSTRACISM
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The temporary banishment from society.
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ABDICATE
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A resign as ruler.
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INFLATION
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An overall rise the prices.
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ARTISAN
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A skilled worker who makes goods by hand.
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SOCIALISM
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The belief that the wealth of a country should be shared equally among its citizens.
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ASSIMILATION
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The policy whereby an imperial power tries to absorb colonies politically.
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CAPITALISM
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An economic system.
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AUTOCRAT
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A ruler with unlimited power.
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SUFFRAGE
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The right to vote.
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MERCENARY
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A soldier who fights in any country's army for pay.
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APPRENTICE
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A person who is learning a trade or craft.
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ANARCHIST
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A person who believes that all goverments are evil and should be overthrown.
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REPARATIONS
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Compensation paid after a war by a defeated nation.
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GENOCIDE
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The intentional killing of an entire people.
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APPEASEMENT
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The policy of making concessions in avoiding war.
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PROPAGANDA
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One-sided information designed to convince people of a certain view.
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CARAVEL
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A ship.
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LITERACY
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The ability to read.
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DISSIDENT
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A person who speaks out against the goverment.
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PREHISTORY
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The period of time before the beginning of written records.
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