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AP World History Flashcards: Unit 2 (600-1450) Flashcards

Part two of Mr. Barnwell's huge assignment.

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23964053CelibacyOf an unmarried status0
23964054City-StatesDifferent sections of land owned by the same country but ruled by different rulers1
23964055DiasporasThe migration of religious or ethnic groups to foreign lands despite their continued affiliation with the land and customs of their origin2
23964056Epidemic DiseaseA widespread disease spreading quickly throughout the land (ex. Bobonic plague)3
23964057GuildsAssociation of crafts people, assumed responsibility for casting, funding, rehearsing.4
23964058InequalityWhen people are not treated equally5
23964059InfidelA person who doesn't believe in a certain religion or accepted belief; a nonbeliever; freethinker; atheist6
23964060MercernariesA professional soldier hired by a foreign army7
23964061SchismA split or division - especially a formal split within a Christian Church8
23964062SovereigntyThe supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries (usually with a monarch)9
23964063SyncretismThe fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)10
23964064Tax-farmingWhere burden of tax collection was reassigned by the Roman State to private individuals or groups11
23964065TechnologyInstruments of use to people12
23964066TextilesFabrics that are woven or knitted; material for clothing13
23964067Tribute systemA system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies.14

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