Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

Allegiance

Answer 1

Loyalty to the king or someone powerful, ex: oath

Question 2

Anatomy

Answer 2

Parts of the body, skin, or muscles, Rome and Greece made many anatomy sculptures.

Question 3

Aqueducts

Answer 3

A passage or pipe to carry water from a big distance.

Question 4

Astronomy

Answer 4

The study of space and whats in the sky.

Question 5

Beliefs

Answer 5

What you personally believe in, ex: religion, what happens after death.

Question 6

Black Death

Answer 6

A Bubonic plague that was one of the deadliest plagues.

Question 7

Christianity

Answer 7

A religion where people believe Jesus is god.

Question 8

City-State

Answer 8

A region that is independently ruled by a major city. Consists of a politically independent city and the rural area around it.

Question 9

Civic Humanism

Answer 9

Making society a better place.

Question 10

Classic civilizations

Answer 10

Ancient Greece and Rome study of literature, history, and language.

Question 11

Crusades

Answer 11

Series of religious military campaigns against Muslims.

Question 12

Cultural contact

Answer 12

Communicating with people of different culture.

Question 13

Democracy

Answer 13

Free will for people, ex:voting rights

Question 14

Excommunication

Answer 14

Removing someone to help with the church.

Question 15

Exploration

Answer 15

Exploring and trying new things.

Question 16

Feudalism

Answer 16

A political, economic, and social structure.

Question 17

Heresy

Answer 17

Beliefs that have a different opinion than other religions and what they believes.

Question 18

Hierarchy

Answer 18

Social class levels.

Question 19

Hinterland

Answer 19

The land around a city.

Question 20

Holy Land

Answer 20

Jerusalem, a holy place.

Question 21

Humanism

Answer 21

A focus on human beings, their values, abilities and individual worth and human society that could be improved.

Question 22

Indulgences

Answer 22

Getting punished for a sin.

Question 23

Islam

Answer 23

A religion, submitting to god and peace.

Question 24

Isolation

Answer 24

no government, divided into small kingdoms ruled by barbarian tribes.

Question 25

Judaism

Answer 25

Jewish religion.

Question 26

Manor/Fiefdoms

Answer 26

Manor was a self-efficient estate that provided food and service. A fief was a piece of land .

Question 27

Middle Ages

Answer 27

The fall of Rome/Roman Empire.

Question 28

Monarchies

Answer 28

Controlled other countries.

Question 29

Nobles

Answer 29

Kings closest friends, took an oath to stay loyal.

Question 30

Oligarchy

Answer 30

A government where people had little power.

Question 31

Patrons

Answer 31

A person who pays pays people to do different things.

Question 32

Peasants/Serfs

Answer 32

Peasants are freeman who are paid rent, serfs are tied to the land and work for the manor in exchange for shelter.

Question 33

Perspective

Answer 33

Different point of views and how people view the world.

Question 34

Philosophers

Answer 34

People who studied theories.

Question 35

Pilgrim

Answer 35

Traveled to holy sacred places for religious reasons.

Question 36

Renaissance

Answer 36

means "rebirth", refers to the time period of flourishing in arts.

Question 37

Rural

Answer 37

A territory population.

Question 38

Scientific Method

Answer 38

The method of science.

Question 39

Silk Road

Answer 39

A network of trade routes connecting Asia to Europe.

Question 40

Sovereignty

Answer 40

Self-governing a state.

Question 41

Trade

Answer 41

Exchanging one thing for another.

Question 42

Urbanization

Answer 42

Making an area more Urban.

Question 43

Usury

Answer 43

Interest in the bank

Question 44

Values

Answer 44

What you value.

Question 45

Vernacular

Answer 45

The languages that are used by people everyday.

Question 46

Worldview

Answer 46

A collection of beliefs held by and individual or group.

Question 47

Tithe

Answer 47

Everyone paid 10% (food or earnings) to the Church