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306758785TechnologyTools and skills people use to meet their basic needs. For example, the wheel made travel easier and the yoke allowed for more efficient farming.0
306758786Textilesfabrics that are woven or knitted; material for clothing1
306758787Schism/ doctrinal differencesA division into two factions or separation into opposing parties. The Great Schism of 1054 split the Christian Church into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, each with different doctrine.2
306758788Epidemic DiseaseAn epidemic disease is a disease acquired by many hosts in a given area in a short time (ex. influenza, Black Death)3
306758789GuildsAssociation of merchants or artisans of a common trade who cooperated to protect their economic interests in ways such as setting fixed prices on certain goods4
306758790Tax farmingsystem of taxation in which the government sells to private individuals the right to collect taxes.5
306758791City-statesa city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit6
306758792SovereigntyAbility of a state to govern its territory free from control by other states.7
306758793Mercenariesforeign soldiers who were payed to fight, they were usually not as loyalty8
306758794Diasporasthe migration of a religious group due to persecution; the Jews were scatter to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.9
306758795Syncretisma blending of beliefs and practices from different religions, languages, or cultures into one; Hellenism diffused from Greek and Persian cultures.10
306758796Tribute systema system in which conquered states were required to give money, or tribute, to the ruling state; used by Mongols, Rome, China, Muslims, etc.11
306758797Infidela person who does not accept a particular faith; unbeliever12
306758798Chartered citiesa city in which the governing system is defined by the city's own charter document or constitution rather than by state, provincial, regional or national laws.13
306758799Usurythe practice of charging a very high rate of interest on loans14
306758800Sacramenta ceremony with an important religious significance (ex. baptism, communion)15
306758801CaravelA light ship that is easy to maneuver and can sail in shallow water16
306758802Tariffstaxes on imported goods17
306758803ConquistadorsSpanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain18
306758804Absolutisma form of government in which the ruler is controls all aspects of the state and is not restricted by a constitution, laws, or opposition19
306758805Joint-stock companiesbusinesses formed by groups of people who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses; businesses invested in expeditions to places such as the Americas20
306758806Trade diasporasa migration of people to the outskirts of a city or province who sought to trade with other places21
306758807Excommunicationthe most severe penalty for refusing to obey Church laws; those who were excommunicated could not be buried on sacred ground and could not receive the sacraments22
306758808Slave tradeEuropean trade agreement with Africa dealing with slaves brought from Africa; was part of Triangular Trade, also called the "Atlantic System", between the Americas, Africa, and Europe.23
306758809Manumissionthe act of granting freedom to a slave or slaves24
306758810Renaissancea period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history25
306758811Coerced labor systemsa system where the workers were forced to work based on threats, pressure, or intimidation (ex. slaves, serfs)26
306758812Mercantilisman economic policy that sought to increase a countries wealth by increasing internal production, obtaining large amounts of gold and silver, and limiting imports as an effort to gain more money than is lost27

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