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11+13 Vocab Flashcards

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Restore

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restore

to bring something back to an earlier or better condition

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Civil

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civil

relating to the state or government

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Principle

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principle

a basic truth or belief

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neo-Confucianism

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neo-Confucianism

a new form of the ideas of the philosopher Confucius; included Buddhist and Daoist beliefs

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method

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method

a way of doing something

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Transfer

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transfer

to copy from one surface to another by contact

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Calligraphy

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calligraphy

artistic handwriting

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steppe

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steppe

flat, dry grassland

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Unify

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unify

to bring together as one

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Terror

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terror

violent acts that are meant to cause fear in people

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Regime

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regime

rulers during a given period of time

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Role

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role

something that plays a part in a process

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Established

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establish

to bring into existence

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Fjord

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fjord

a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes

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Missionaries

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missionaries

people who are sent by a religious organization to spread the faith

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Concordat

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concordat

agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country

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Feudalism

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feudalism

political order; under feudalism, nobles governed and protected people in return for services

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Vassal

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vassal

a low-ranking noble under the protection of a feudal lord

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Military

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military

relating to soldiers, arms, or war

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Feif

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Land granted to a vassel

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Knight

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Lower ranking vassals

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Serf

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serf
a member of the peasant class tied to the land and subject to the will of the landowner
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Guild

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guild

a group of merchants or craftspeople

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Grand jury

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grand jury

a group of citizens that meets to decide whether people should be accused of a crime

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Trial jury

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trial jury

a group of citizens that decides whether an accused person is innocent or guilty

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Document

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document

an original or official paper used as the basis or proof of something

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Cooperate

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cooperate

to work together

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Accurate

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accurate

correct and free from errors

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Secure

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secure

free from danger

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Theology

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theology

the study of religious faith, practice, and experience

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Scholasticism

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scholasticism

a way of thinking that combined faith and reason

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Goal

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goal

something that a person works to achieve; aim

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Theology

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the everyday spoken language of a region

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Mass

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mass

religious worship service for Catholic Christians

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Heresy

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heresy

a religious belief that contradicts what the church says is true

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Anti-semitism

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anti-Semitism

hostility toward or discrimination against Jews

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