World History Final Study Guide

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Anthropology

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The study of the origins and development of people and their societies.

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Apprentice

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A young person learning a trade from a master.

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Archaeology

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The study of people and cultures and their material remains.

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Artifact

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An object made by human beings.

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Aristocracy

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A government headed by a privileged minority or upper class.

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City-State

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A political unit that includes a city an d its surrounding lands and villages.

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Bureaucracy

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A system of government that includes different job functions and levels of authority.

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Canon Law

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Body of laws of a church.

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Charter

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In the middle ages, a written document that set out the rights and privileges of s town.

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Civil Law

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A branch of law that deals with private rights and matters.

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Colony

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Territory settled and rule by people from another land.

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Consul

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In ancient Rome, official from the patrician class who supervised the government and commanded the armies.

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Criminal Law

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A branch of law that deals with offenses against others.

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Cultural Diffusion

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The spread of ideas, customs and technologies from one people to another.

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Culture

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The way of life of a society, which was handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experiencing.

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Cuneiform

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In the ancient Middle East, a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks.

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Democracy

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A government in which the people hold ruling power.

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Dharma

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In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties.

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Domesticate

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To tame animals and adapt crops so they are best suited to use by humans.

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Empire

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A group of states and territories controlled by one ruler.

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Ethics

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Moral standards of behaviors.

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Excommunication

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Exclusive from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey church law.

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Fudalism

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The dominate social system in medieaval Europe.

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Fresco

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Colorful paintings completed on wet plaster.

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Hieroglyphics

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A system of writing in which pictures called hieroglyphics represent objects, concepts, or sounds.

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Karma

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In Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person's fate in the next life.

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Latifundia

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Huge estate brought up by newly wealthy Roman citizens.

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Legislature

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Law making body.

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Matyr

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A person who is killed because of their beliefs.

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Medieval

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Referring to the Middle Ages in Europe or the period of history between ancient and modern times.

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Missionary

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Someone sent to do religious work in a territory of foreign country.

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Moksha

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In Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence, which is to achieve union with Brahman.

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Monotheistic

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Believing in one God.

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Monsoon

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Seasonal winds.

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Mystic

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A person who devotes his or her life to seeking direct communion with divine forces.

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Nirvana

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The effect of karma and the rebirth cycle.

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Nomad

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A person who moves from place to place in search of food.

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Oligarchy

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Government in which power goes to a few people.

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Patrician

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The number of the landholding upper class in Rome.

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Patriarchal

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A tern for a family organization which kinship are traced through the fathers.

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Pharaoh

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Title of the ruler in ancient Egypt.

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Plebeian

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In ancient Rome, a member of a lower class,including farmers, merchants, artisans, and traders.

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Polytheistic

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Believing in many gods.

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Pope

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The head of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Rajah

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In India, The elected warrior chief of the Aryan tribe.

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Republic

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A system of government in which officials are chosen by the people.

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Rhetoric

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The art of skillful speaking.

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Satirize

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To make fun of.

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Secular

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Having to do with worldly, rather than religious matters.

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Serf

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A peasant bound to the lords land, in medieval Europe.

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Shrine

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An alter, chapel, or other sacred place,

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Stipend

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A fixed salary given to public office holders.

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Strait

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Narrow water passage.

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Technology

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The skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs.

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Tenant Farmer

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Someone who would par rent to a lord to farm part of the lords land.

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Tournament

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A mock battle in which knights would fight to show off their sills.

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Tragedy

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In ancient Greece, plays about human suffering.

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Tribunes

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In ancient Rome, an official who was elected by the plebeians to protect their interest.

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Tyrant

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A ruler who gained power by force.

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Vassal

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A lord who was granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord.

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Veto

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Block of government actions.

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Vizier

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Chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt.

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Ziggurat

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In ancient Mesopotamia, a large stepped platform thought to have bee topped by a template dedicated to a city's chief god or goddess.