Unit 6 Vocabulary
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CKNC_Firefly on November 4, 2011
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Honors World History, Advanced World History, World History, History, World, Past
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Feudalism | the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th Century |
| Vassal | in the middle ages, a noble who usually was given a fief by his lord in exchange for loyalty |
| Knight | originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry |
| Feif | the piece of land given from a wealthy landowner to a vassal |
| Chivalry | courtesy towards women |
| Common Law | a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws |
| Magna Carta | This document, signed by King John of Endland in 1215, is the cornerstone of English justice and law. It declared that the king and government were bound by the same laws as other citizens of England. It contained the antecedents of the ideas of due process and the right to a fair and speedy trial that are included in the protection offered by the U.S. Bill of Rights |
| Patriarch | title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) |
| Schism | division of a group into opposing factions |
| Infidel | a person who does not acknowledge your God (nonbeliever) |
| Guilds | Association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests |
| Apprentice | a person who works for another in order to learn a trade |
| Sacraments | Sacred rituals of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Money Economy | an economic system based on money rather than barter |
| Nation States | Nation States were ruled by people who shared a common culture and language so they appealed to a certain loyalty that linked cultural and political bonds. People within Nation States believed that the government should act for the interests of everyone within its rule and provide help for people when it was needed, as opposed to serving the royal family and suiting their best interests. |
| Scholastictism | often Scholasticism The dominant western Christian theological and philosophical school of the Middle Ages, based on the authority of the Latin Fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators. |
| Absolutism | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
| Humanism | the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason |
| Reformation | a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches |
| Renaissance | the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world |
| Colonialism | Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory. |
| Triangular Trade | A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Aferica sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa |
| Mercantilism | an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests |
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