600-1450 Vocab 1 Flashcards
Griot
West-African storyteller
Maritime
Conceited to the sea
Entrepôt
Trading place where merchandise can be imported and exported
Kow tow
Act of respect shown by kneeling or bowing
Neo Confucianism
Philosophy the combined Buddhist, Confucist, and daoist views.
Sinification
Extensive adaptation of Chinese cultures in other regions
Bushido
The way of the warrior
Daimyo
Powerful territorial warlords
Samurai
Mounted troops
Shogun
Military general
Bakufu
Military dictatorship in Japan
Crusade
Expeditions in which Christians attempted to regain control of holy land
Patriarch
Head of the Orthodox Church
Orthodox
Referring to the split in christiAnity
Schism
Split of divide
Manorial ism
Economic relationships between landlords and peasants
Feudalism
Social and political organization of the Middle Ages
Chivalry
Unwritten code of behavior
Flef
An estate granted to a vassal by a lord
Serfs
Peasant legally bound to live on a landlords estate
Guild
Medieval association of people working at the same occupation
Pope
Leader of the Catholic Church in Rome
Papacy
The system of government in the Roman Catholic Church, pope is supreme leader
Investiture
Practice of state appointments of bishops