World History Semester 1 - Final Study Guide pt.1
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Diffusion
\- spreading from one area or group of people to another.
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Epic
\- an especially long narrative poem, generally one that recounts the deeds of a hero.
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Vassals
\- those who leased land from a lord and pledged fealty.
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Sunni
\- branch of Islam that considers the rightful leaders of Islam to be those chosen by the Muslim community.
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Apprentice
\- one who learns a craft or a trade through service to another.
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Urbanization
\- making an area into a town; the migration of people from the country to a town or city.
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Burgher
\- a member of the merchant class in a German medieval town, or commune.
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Diaspora
\- the migration of a people away from their homeland.
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Migration
\- movement from one country or place to another.
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Serfs
\- peasants who worked on a lord's land.
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Chivalry
\- a code of conduct for knights, which dictated honorable behavior.
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Primogeniture
\- a system under which land and titles were inherited by the eldest son (or other male heir)
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Journeyman
\- a worker who has learned a trade and practices by working for a master artisan in exchange for a salary or a wage.
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Burqa
\- an outer garment worn by women in public in Islamic cultures.
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Usury
\- the lending of money with a charge of interest, especially at a high rate of interest.
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Bushido
\- a code of behavior for the samurai of Japan.
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Guild
\- a group of people with common interests and goals who unite for their mutual benefit.
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Shia
\- branch of Islam that considers Muhammad's descendants the proper leaders of Islam.
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Master
\- an artisan who has ________ his or her craft or trade, may operate a workshop and train apprentices.
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deadly disease
Justinian's Plague- a(n) ________ that affected the Byzantine Empire during the sixth century.
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Torah
\- the holy book of Judaism.
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Hara kiri
\- a method of suicide used by the samurai of Japan.
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Ottoman Empire
\- a Turkish group that formed an empire that lasted from about **1300 to 1922.**
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Fief
\- tracts of land that powerful people leased to less powerful people.
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Byzantine Empire
\- lasted from the **300s to 1453 CE.**
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Slavic
\- the language family of a group of people living in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.
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Roman Empire
\- lasted from **27 BCE to 476 CE.**
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Allah
Arabic name for God
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Justinian's Plague
a deadly disease that affected the Byzantine Empire during the sixth century
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Bible
the holy book of Christianity
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Torah
the holy book of Judaism
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Quran
holy book of Islam
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Diffusion
spreading from one area or group of people to another
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Migration
movement from one country or place to another
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Slavic
the language family of a group of people living in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe
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Burqa
an outer garment worn by women in public in Islamic cultures
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Ottoman Empire
a Turkish group that formed an empire that lasted from about 1300 to 1922
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Diaspora
the migration of a people away from their homeland
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Roman Empire
lasted from 27 BCE to 476 CE
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Byzantine Empire
lasted from the 300s to 1453 CE
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Sunni
branch of Islam that considers the rightful leaders of Islam to be those chosen by the Muslim community
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Shia
branch of Islam that considers Muhammad's descendants the proper leaders of Islam
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Urbanization
making an area into a town; the migration of people from the country to a town or city
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Serfs
peasants who worked on a lord's land
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Hara-kiri
a method of suicide used by the samurai of Japan
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Fief
tracts of land that powerful people leased to less powerful people
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Primogeniture
a system under which land and titles were inherited by the eldest son (or other male heir)
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Epic
an especially long narrative poem, generally one that recounts the deeds of a hero
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Bushido
a code of behavior for the samurai of Japan
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Guild
a group of people with common interests and goals who unite for their mutual benefit
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Journeyman
a worker who has learned a trade and practices by working for a master artisan in exchange for a salary or a wage
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Master
an artisan who has mastered his or her craft or trade, may operate a workshop and train apprentices
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Usury
the lending of money with a charge of interest, especially at a high rate of interest
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Vassals
those who leased land from a lord and pledged fealty
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Chivalry
a code of conduct for knights, which dictated honorable behavior
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Burgher
a member of the merchant class in a German medieval town, or commune
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Apprentice
one who learns a craft or a trade through service to another