Vocabulary (all chapters) Flashcards
Define Clergy
The leaders of a religion that carry out services contributing to their culture.
Define omnipresent
When one is everywhere all at once.
Define omniscient
When one is all seeing and all knowing, having an infinite sense of awareness, understanding and insight.
Define crusades
Crusades were series of Christian military group campaigns to try and grab and assert ownership of Holy Grounds for themselves.
Define holy land
Holy Land included Israel, and was considered this to three of the most well known cultures and religions- Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
Define political map
A map depicting the features contributing to politics in a specific geographical area.
Define western worldview
he series of beliefs which were developed in Western Europe. Usually includes: Valuing individuals, the scientific method, democracy, graining wealth & prestige, generally with christian influence.
Define Cathedral
The principal church of a diocese, with which the bishop is officially associated.
A place where catholic beliefs are practised; also the head church.
Define Pluralism
The practice of holding more than one office or church benefice at a time.
To own multiple offices or churches all at once.
Define city-state
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Define hinterland
the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river’s banks
Define geography
To study the features of the Earth.
Define monarchy
A society with a monarch/royal.
Define ciompi
Shepherds turned wool makers who wanted a republic.
Define Merchant
Someone who sells items or materials on a market.
Define Usury
The illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
Define republic
A society without a monarch and decisions are instead made by the citizens.
Define humanist
Humanist’s are people who seek for total peace and equality in our species; rather than saying that ‘Oh, god will fix this’ they say ‘oh, I will fix this.’
Define aqueduct
Define philosopher
A person who has dedicated their life to learning the nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
Define democracy
A type of government led by representatives elected by the citizens.
Demos-Crasos: People power.
Define civic
To relate something to a city or town’s administration.
Where Civil, citizen, etc comes from.
Define rhetoric
To be very persuasive in speaking about topics in discussions.
Define patrons
A person who supplies financial support to, most likely, a type of artist (musician, writer, sculptor, painter, etc).
Define Petroglyphs
A prehistoric rock carving.
Define pictographs
Words made into drawings; the earliest form being seen in ancient Egypt.
What is the difference between a petroglyph and a pictograph
A petroglyph is A prehistoric rock carving while a pictograph is Words made into drawings; the earliest form being seen in ancient Egypt.
Define vernacular
The language considered the norm in a society.
Define sonnet
A poem made up of fourteen lines with a typical amount of ten syllables per line in english.
Define antiquity
The ancient past; the time before the middle ages.
