soical vocab

Question 1

crusade

Answer 1

were a series of intermittent Papal sanctioned military campaigns

Question 2

common law

Answer 2

the body of English law as adopted and modified separately

Question 3

inquisition

Answer 3

period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.

Question 4

reformation

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the action or process of reforming an institution or practice.

Question 5

humanism

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any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. See more.

Question 6

renaissance

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The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from roughly the fourteen

Question 7

protestant

Answer 7

Reformation, [a] a movement against what its followers considered to be

Question 8

serf

Answer 8

an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord’s estate.

Question 9

feudalism

Answer 9

was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval Europe

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manor

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a large country house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate.
historical

Question 11

islam

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the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.

Question 12

guild

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a group of species that have similar requirements and play a similar role within a community.

Question 13

chivalry

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the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.

Question 14

parliament

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a legislature similar to parliament in other nations and states.

Question 15

habeas corpus

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s is a writ that is used to bring a party who has been criminally convicted in state court into federal court.

Question 16

polis

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city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purp

Question 17

monarchy

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the monarch and royal family of a country.

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oligarchy

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a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

Question 19

tyrant

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a tyrant flycatcher.

Question 20

citizen

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an inhabitant of a particular town or city.

Question 21

democracy

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a state governed by a democracy.

Question 22

republic

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a group with a certain equality between its members.

Question 23

roman catholic

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e issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which granted freedom of …

Question 24

eastern orthodox

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s the second largest Christian Church in the world, with an estimated 225–300 million adherents.

Question 25

peloponnesus

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It is separated from the central part of the country by the Gulf of Corinth.

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isthhmus

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a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

Question 27

peninsula

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s a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland.

Question 28

dharma

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the principle of cosmic order.

Question 29

nirvana

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a state of perfect happiness; an ideal or idyllic place.

Question 30

buddhism

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d dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama

Question 31

reincarnation

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e rebirth of a soul in a new body.

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karma

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destiny or fate, following as effect from cause.

Question 33

hinduism

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s a religion, or a way of life,

Question 34

dynasty

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a line of hereditary rulers of a country.

Question 35

papyrus

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the tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley.

Question 36

pyramid

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an object, shape, or arrangement in the form of a pyramid.

Question 37

hieroglyph

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writing consisting of hieroglyphs.

Question 38

subcontinent

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a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa.

Question 39

monsoon

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the rainy season accompanying the wet monsoon.

Question 40

planned city

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s any community that was carefully

Question 41

social class

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a division of a society based on social and economic status.

“people from different social classes and walks of life”

Question 42

brahmanism

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the complex sacrificial religion that emerged in post-Vedic India ( circa 900 BC) under the influence of the dominant priesthood (Brahmans), an early stage in the development of Hinduism.

Question 43

artifact

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an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

Question 44

fossil

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the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

Question 45

nomad

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a person who does not stay long in the same place; a wanderer.

Question 46

city-state

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a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

Question 47

monotheism

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the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

Question 48

polythesim

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the belief in or worship of more than one god.

Question 49

surplus

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more than what is needed or used; excess.

Question 50

ziggurat

Answer 50

(in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9).

Question 51

tribute

Answer 51

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an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.