History Terms To Know Flashcards
Anthropology
the study of human culture and how it develops over time
Animism
belief in spirits that are outside the body (pg.340)
archeology
the study of objects to learn about past life
archipelago
many scattered islands surrounded by an expanse of water
cardinal directions
north, south, east, and west
chivalry
the system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood
concordat
agreement between the pope and the ruler of a country
feudalism
the system of service between a lord and the vassals who have sworn loyalty to The Lord; political order; under feudalism, nobles governed and protected people in return for services
hemisphere
a “half-sphere” used to refer one-half of the globe when divided into North and South or East or West
Isthmus
a narrow piece of land linking two larger areas of land
knight
a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior
latitude
imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator
longitude
imaginary lines that circle the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole, measuring distance east or west of the prime meridian
peninsula
a piece of land nearly surrounded by water
pope
title given to the bishop of rome
samurai
a warrior who served a Japanese lord and lived by a strict code of loyalty
czar
Russian word for emperor
Scholasticism
a way of thinking that combined faith and reason
serf
a member of the peasant class tied to the land and subject to the will of the landowner
shogun
military governor who ruled Japan
tsunami
a huge ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake
vassal
a person under protection of a lord to who he was vowed loyalty; a low ranking noble under protection of a feudal lord
medieval times
also known as the Middle Ages
Manor
A farming community that a noble ran and peasants worked; usually consisted of a noble’s castle, the surrounding, and a peasant village
Guilds
a business group organized by craftspeople; each craft had its own guild
