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30 Cards in this Set
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Beringa |
land bridge that allowed people from Asia to move into the Americas. |
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Maya |
one of the most advanced people in the Americas; they reside on the Yucatan Peninsula. |
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Icon |
holy image of the Lord, Mary or a saint; designed to inspire faith. |
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Hagia Sophia |
great beautiful church that was built in Constantinople. |
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Justinian Code |
a collection of laws that form the basis of the Byzantine law inspired by the emperor Justin. |
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Heresy |
a teaching that differs from official church teachings |
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Jesuits |
a catholic religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola. |
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Bedouins |
Arab Nomads on the Arabian Peninsula |
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Caliph |
the successor to the prophet Mohammad. |
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Moors |
Muslims from North Africa who invaded the Iberian Peninsula. |
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Humanist |
People who study the humanities. |
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Protestant Reformation |
break between Martin Luther and the Catholic Church that began in Germany. |
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Vernacular Languages |
everyday speech that varies from place to place. |
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Scholasticism |
medieval philosophy attempting to bring together faith and reason. |
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Vikings |
Germanic people from Scandinavia who often raided Western. |
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Feudalism |
political system and economical system used during the Middle Ages |
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Chivalry |
code of conduct that dictated knights’ behavior toward others. |
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Gothic |
style of church architecture. |
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Seljuq Turks |
Muslim people from central Asia who gained control of the Holy Land. |
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Troubadours |
traveling singers who entertained people during the Middle Ages. |
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Dante Alighieri |
Italian poet who is considered to be the father of Italian language |
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Frederick Barbarossa |
emperor of Germany who tried to gain control of Italy. |
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Martin Luther |
started the protestant reformation in Germany |
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Clovis |
king of one of the Frankish tribes |
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Thomas Aquinas |
Father of Scholasticism. |
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Thomas Becket |
was the Archbishop of Canterbury who opposed King Henry 8th separation from the Catholic Church. |
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Eramus |
Dutch scholar who was the most influential humanist of northern Europe. |
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Tunka Manin |
most powerful ruler of Ghana. |
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Theodora |
wife of Justinian. |
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King Henry VIII |
king of England who caused the break between England and the Roman Catholic Church. |
