1.4-1.6 Flashcards
Matrilineal Society
Matrilineal Society
the tracing of kinship through the female line in which each person is identified with their mother’s lineage
Mexica
indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico who were the rulers of the Aztec Empire
Theocracy
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
Carpa Nan
the most extensive transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. At least 25,000 mi long, built and maintained through the Mita system
Animism
the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence
mita system
a sort of tribute system, in the form of provided labor to the state by the conquered people of the Inca.
Kin-based Networks
relation or network between two or more people that is based on common ancestry (descent) or marriage.
Swahili
a Bantu language widely used in East Africa.
Zanj Rebellion
a major revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate, from 869 until 883. Led by Ali ibn Muhammad, the insurrection involved enslaved Africans (Zanj) originally captured from the coast of East Africa.
Trans-Saharan trade
the transit of goods between sub-Saharan Africa and the northern Arab and European worlds. Goods included precious metals, such as gold, as well as slaves.
Indian Ocean trade
trade routes that connected Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, East Africa, and East Asia,
Great Zimbabwe
a medieval East African city known for its large circular wall and tower
Chief
a leader or ruler of a people or clan
Magna Carta
the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law and protecting civil liberties
Parliament
a legislative body of government, originating in England, it continues to be the law-making institution of that country and others
Manor
a unit of land, originally a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord’s home and lands rented to tenants.
Manor System
a system of agricultural estates in the Middle Ages, owned by a Lord and run by serfs or peasants. The Lords provided safety and protection from outside threats and the serfs or peasants provided labor
3-field system
Agricultural system in which the land is divided into three parts of which one in rotation lie fallow (unused) each year and the rest are cultivated.
Feudalism
the dominant political/social system in Medieval Europe in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service/loyalty, and vassals were tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (serfs) were obliged to live on their lord’s land
Serf
an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord’s estate
Primogeniture
the right of succession belonging to the firstborn child by which the whole estate passed to the eldest son
Bourgeoisie
The middle class
Burghers
a rank or title of a privileged citizen of medieval towns in early modern Europe.
Estates General
a legislative and consultative assembly of the different classes of French subjects in France under the “Ancien Régime”
Renaissance
a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity. Covering the 15th and 16th centuries, it marks a cultural rebirth of the knowledge and culture lost after the fall of Rome.
Humanism
A system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. It’s belief stresses seeking rational ways of solving human conflict
Lay investiture controversy
a conflict between the church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to choose and install bishops and abbots of monasteries and the pope himself
Great schism
1054 A.D : the split if Christianity into two divisions. Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodoxy.
Anti- semitism
Hostility or prejudice against Jewish people
Little ice age
a period of bitter winters and mild summers that affected Eurasia and North America between the 13th and 18th centuries leading to a fundamental shift in the social order and amounting to a long-term, continent-wide agricultural crisis
