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46 Cards in this Set
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Common Law |
a legal system based on custom and court rulings |
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Inquisition |
a Church court set up to try people of heresy |
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Vernacular |
everyday language of ordinary people |
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Janizary |
elite force of the Ottoman army |
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Jihad |
an effort in God's service |
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Patron |
person who provides financial support for the arts |
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Indulgence |
pardon for sins in a person's lifetime |
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Heliocentric |
based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe |
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Plantation |
large estate run by an owner or overseer and worked by laborers who live there |
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Immunity |
resistance |
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Encomienda |
right to demand labor from the Native Americans |
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Rococo |
elegant style of architecture made popular in the mid-1700s, softer than baroque |
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Epidemic |
outbreak of a rapidly spreading disease |
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Lay Investiture |
appointment of bishops by anyone who is not a member of the clergy |
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Mosque |
Muslim house of worship |
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Shah |
king |
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Minaret |
slender tower of a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer |
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Humanism |
intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education and the classics |
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Predestination |
Calvinist belief that God had long ago determined who would gain salvation |
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Hypothesis |
an unproved theory accepted for the purposes of explaining certain facts or to provide a basis for further investigation |
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Outpost |
a distant military station or remote settlement |
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Revenue |
money taken in through taxes |
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Mutiny |
a rebellion on a ship |
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Baroque |
ornate style of architecture popular in the 1600 and 1700s |
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Habeas Corpus |
the principle that a person cannot be help in prison without being charged for a specific crime |
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Schim |
permanent division in a church |
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Caliph |
a successor to Muhammad as a political and religious leader of the Muslims |
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Quran |
Muslim holy book |
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Sultan |
Muslim ruler |
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Compromise |
an agreement in which each side makes concessions |
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Cartographer |
map maker |
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Sepoy |
Indian soldier who served in an army set up by the French or English trading companies |
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Privateer |
a pirate working under the approval of the government |
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Natural Rights |
right that belongs to a person from birth |
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Federal Republic |
government in which power is divided between the federal and state governments |
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Illumination |
the artistic decoration on books or manuscripts |
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Scholasticism |
in medieval Europe the school that used logic and reason to support Christian belief |
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Calligraphy |
the art of beautiful handwritting |
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Rajah |
in ancient India, the elected warrior chief of an Aryan tribe |
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Sharia |
body of Islamic law that includes interpretations of the Quran |
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Utopian |
a perfect society |
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Ghetto |
section of the city that a minority are forced to live in |
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Circumnavigate |
to sail around |
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Monopoly |
complete control of a product or business by one group or person |
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Inflation |
a rise in prices |
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Laissez Faire |
policy allowing businesses to operate with little or no government interference |
