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unit 2 600 CE-1450 CE Flashcards

Mr. Barnwell's class study cards for the AP test May 14th

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23587499afterlifethe belief in life after death in greco-roman society0
23587500autonomya daily routine that is repeated frequently1
23587501celibacythe lack of intimate relations2
23587502citizena resident that falls under the jurisdiction of a city-state3
23587503city-statespolitical organization frequently used by mesopotamian kings4
23587504conversionthe turning from one belief system to another one due to missionaries and traders5
23587505diasporasjewish settlements outside of palestine after babylonian invasion6
23587506elitesa dominant social class in japan, aztec empire, and western europe7
23587507empirea major political unit having great extent of territory being ruled by one soveriegn ruler8
23587508epidemic diseasea sudden deadly rash of disease caused by overcrowding and uncleanliness in cities9
23587509feudala series of multitiered rulers that each rule over one another but all under one supreme ruler10
23587510filialsubmission to a greater power11
23587511guildsorganizations bent towards crafting specific things12
23587512ideologyone combinative idea among a group of people13
23587513imperialsuggestive or relating to an empire, directly related to14
23587514inequalitythe division of social classes within a society15
23587515infidela non believer, most commonly referred to by muslims16
23587516mercenariesan outside group of militants that are willing to be hired for the right price17
23587517missionariesministers sent overseas from europe to perform conversions and make the indigenous people friendly to europe18
23587518monasticismrelating to a monastery in ascetic quality19
23587519monotheismthe belief in one deity islam, judaism, and christianity20
23587520nomadica people that have no home, roam around looking for fertile feeding ground21
23587521pastorala farming society dedicated mostly to raising animals22
23587522patriarchyclosely knit families that operate under their own heirarchy23
23587523pilgrima settler of a foreign region often times fleeing from religious oppression24
23587524priesta member of the catholic church that is the connection between the common people and the church heirarchy25
23587525role of nomads in tradenomads spread ideas from far away lands and traded new technology26
23587526sacred textsbooks that give religious guidance to their respective groups Bible, Qu'ran, and Tora27
23587527schism (doctrinal differences)difference and separation between different religious and political groups28
23587528slaverythe controlling of one person or persons to do daily grunt work for little to no pay29
23587529sovereigntythe power of being supreme over a large body of people30
23587530syncretismthe combination of two different belief systems31
23587531technologydevelopments in tools to help build civilizations32
23587532textilescloth used to make clothing, made commonly out of rough cotton in early civilization33
23587533trade goodsitems exchanged by foreigners in place of cerrency34
23587534tribute systempayments made to the conquering countries as a result of loss in battle35
23587535urbanwithin city limits, the center of the city state36

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