Key Terms 31-65

Question 1

imperialism

Answer 1

the policy of extending a country’s power and influence by exploiting another country through diplomacy or military force for economic gain.

Question 2

indentured servant

Answer 2

A worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work for a specified period of years often in return for free passage to an overseas destination.

Question 3

interregional

Answer 3

Permanent movement from one region of the country to another.

Question 4

kingdom

Answer 4

a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen.

Question 5

medieval

Answer 5

In European history, the Middle Ages, lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

Question 6

merchant

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a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade.

Question 7

modern period

Answer 7

the period of human history that succeeds the Middle Ages (which ended around 1500 AD) up to the present.

Question 8

monotheism

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the doctrine or belief that there is only one God

Question 9

nation

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a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

Question 10

nation-state

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sovereign territory with one group of individuals who share a common history.

Question 11

Neolithic Revolution

Answer 11

when humans first established permanent agricultural settlements.

Question 12

nobility

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the group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title.

Question 13

nomads

Answer 13

People with no fixed residence - they move place to place, usually seasonally

Question 14

pandemic

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a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a whole country or the world at a particular time.

Question 15

papacy

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the office or authority of the Pope.

Question 16

pastoral scociety

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A human society that relies on domesticated animals rather than plants as the main source of food

Question 17

patriarchal

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relating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.

Question 18

periodization

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division (as of history) into periods.

Question 19

polytheism

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Belief in many gods

Question 20

Post- classical period

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the period from about 500 CE to 1500, roughly corresponding to the European Middle Ages.

Question 21

primary source

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documents, photographs, recordings, and artifacts created by contemporary historical actors or witnesses to historical events.

Question 22

propaganda

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Ideas, facts or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage an opposing cause

Question 23

racism

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prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

Question 24

revolution

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a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.

Question 25

rural

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open countryside with population densities less than 500 people per square mile and places with fewer than 2,500 people

Question 26

scribe

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In the governments of many ancient societies, a professional position reserved for men who had undergone the lengthy training required to be able to read and write using cuneiforms, hieroglyphics, or other early, cumbersome writing systems.

Question 27

secondary source

Answer 27

a document, image, or artifact that provides us with evidence about the past

Question 28

serf

Answer 28

These peasants became serfs; they had the right to work a portion of the land and could pass that right on to their children, but they could not leave their land. Serfs could keep a portion of their harvests, but they sent the majority of their earnings to their lord.

Question 29

shaman

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a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.

Question 30

slavery

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ownership of human beings

Question 31

Socialism

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Economic theory emphasizing collective or gov’t ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods

Question 32

sufferage

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The right to vote in political elections

Question 33

syncretism

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The combination of different forms of belief or practice

Question 34

theocracy

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government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided.

Question 35

urban

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in, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city.