manorialism
Economic portion of feudalism where all aspects of life were centered on the lordﾒs manor including peasant villages, a church, farm land, a mill, and the lord's castle or manor house.
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Mandela, Nelson
(1918 - )A black South African leader who protested the policy of Apartheid and spent over thirty years in prison before becoming the first black president of South Africa.
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Mandate of Heaven
Divine right of rule in China.
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mandate
A territory that was given to a European nation to administer by the League of Nations following the end of World War I.
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Mali
One of the west African Trading Kingdoms. They were rich in gold and established a vast trading network across the Sahara desert. Greatest ruler was Mansa Musa, who converted to Islam and made a famous pilgrimage.
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Mahabharata
Hindu epic poem that was written in Sanskrit in the 5th century BCE. Its most important part is the Bhagavad-Gita.
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Magna Carta
A document granting rights to both the Church in England and the Nobility signed by King John in 1215. This is considered to be the beginnings of British democracy.
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Magellan, Ferdinand
(1480?-1521) Spanish explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
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Machiavelli, Niccolo
(1469-1527) Italian historian, statesman, and political philosopher of the Renaissance. His greatest work is The Prince, a book of political advice to rulers in which he describes the methods that a prince should use to acquire and maintain political power. This book was used to defend policies of despotism and tyranny. Machiavelli wrote that a ruler should take any action to remain in power, or that ﾓthe ends justifies the means.ﾔ
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Luther, Martin
(1483-1546) Theologian and religious reformer who started the Reformation with his 95 Theses which protested church corruption, namely the sale of indulgences.
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