SS Final Vocab Part 2 Flashcards
a peasant living on a feudal estate who was required to work for the lord of the manor
serf
to force into military service
conscript
a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet who maintains a cultures oral tradition
griot
a person who trains for a job or skill by working under the supervision and guidance of an expert in the field
apprentice
a Muslim worship leader
imam
originally living in a place- native
indigenous
a government in which people elect representatives to rule for them
republic
a giant wave caused by an earthquake
tsunmai
an are settled by people who come from elsewhere
colony
civilian officials who carry out work of the government
civil service
passed down from parent to child
hereditary
something that harms a large number of people, such as a sickness or insects that kill crops
plague
not religious
secular
a flat grassland that also has a few trees
savanna
related to religion; holy
sacred