World History Semester 1 - Final Study Guide pt.1

Diffusion

\- spreading from one area or group of people to another.

Epic

\- an especially long narrative poem, generally one that recounts the deeds of a hero.

Vassals

\- those who leased land from a lord and pledged fealty.

Sunni

\- branch of Islam that considers the rightful leaders of Islam to be those chosen by the Muslim community.

Apprentice

\- one who learns a craft or a trade through service to another.

Urbanization

\- making an area into a town; the migration of people from the country to a town or city.

Burgher

\- a member of the merchant class in a German medieval town, or commune.

Diaspora

\- the migration of a people away from their homeland.

Migration

\- movement from one country or place to another.

Serfs

\- peasants who worked on a lord's land.

Chivalry

\- a code of conduct for knights, which dictated honorable behavior.

Primogeniture

\- a system under which land and titles were inherited by the eldest son (or other male heir)

Journeyman

\- a worker who has learned a trade and practices by working for a master artisan in exchange for a salary or a wage.

Burqa

\- an outer garment worn by women in public in Islamic cultures.

Usury

\- the lending of money with a charge of interest, especially at a high rate of interest.

Bushido

\- a code of behavior for the samurai of Japan.

Guild

\- a group of people with common interests and goals who unite for their mutual benefit.

Shia

\- branch of Islam that considers Muhammad's descendants the proper leaders of Islam.

Master

\- an artisan who has ________ his or her craft or trade, may operate a workshop and train apprentices.

deadly disease

Justinian's Plague- a(n) ________ that affected the Byzantine Empire during the sixth century.

Torah

\- the holy book of Judaism.

Hara kiri

\- a method of suicide used by the samurai of Japan.

Ottoman Empire

\- a Turkish group that formed an empire that lasted from about **1300 to 1922.**

Fief

\- tracts of land that powerful people leased to less powerful people.

Byzantine Empire

\- lasted from the **300s to 1453 CE.**

Slavic

\- the language family of a group of people living in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.

Roman Empire

\- lasted from **27 BCE to 476 CE.**

Allah

Arabic name for God

Justinian's Plague

a deadly disease that affected the Byzantine Empire during the sixth century

Bible

the holy book of Christianity

Torah

the holy book of Judaism

Quran

holy book of Islam

Diffusion

spreading from one area or group of people to another

Migration

movement from one country or place to another

Slavic

the language family of a group of people living in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe

Burqa

an outer garment worn by women in public in Islamic cultures

Ottoman Empire

a Turkish group that formed an empire that lasted from about 1300 to 1922

Diaspora

the migration of a people away from their homeland

Roman Empire

lasted from 27 BCE to 476 CE

Byzantine Empire

lasted from the 300s to 1453 CE

Sunni

branch of Islam that considers the rightful leaders of Islam to be those chosen by the Muslim community

Shia

branch of Islam that considers Muhammad's descendants the proper leaders of Islam

Urbanization

making an area into a town; the migration of people from the country to a town or city

Serfs

peasants who worked on a lord's land

Hara-kiri

a method of suicide used by the samurai of Japan

Fief

tracts of land that powerful people leased to less powerful people

Primogeniture

a system under which land and titles were inherited by the eldest son (or other male heir)

Epic

an especially long narrative poem, generally one that recounts the deeds of a hero

Bushido

a code of behavior for the samurai of Japan

Guild

a group of people with common interests and goals who unite for their mutual benefit

Journeyman

a worker who has learned a trade and practices by working for a master artisan in exchange for a salary or a wage

Master

an artisan who has mastered his or her craft or trade, may operate a workshop and train apprentices

Usury

the lending of money with a charge of interest, especially at a high rate of interest

Vassals

those who leased land from a lord and pledged fealty

Chivalry

a code of conduct for knights, which dictated honorable behavior

Burgher

a member of the merchant class in a German medieval town, or commune

Apprentice

one who learns a craft or a trade through service to another