Term
|
Definition
| a narrow passage or channel linking two larger bodies of water |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a painting or an image of a holy person or saint, often painted on wood |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the founder of a tribe or family |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a split, often in a curch or religion, over different points of view |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an Islamic house of worship |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| For Muslims, a pilgrimage or sacred journey to Mecca |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the holy bible of Islam containing what God revealed to the Muhammad |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a system of power in Europe during the middle ages, in which kings and queens had the most power,followed by nobles,knights, and peasants |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| in medieval Europe, a man who promised to be loyal to a landowner, who in return gave him a share of land |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a large estate, often including a village and farmlands, ruled by a lord in medieval Europe |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a peasant in medieval Europe considered to be part of land |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| able to supply one's own needs |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| persons ordained to perform religious duties |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to expel or prevent someone form taking part in church life |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the noble qualities that knights were to have |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an unpaid worker, who is being trained in craft |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an association of all the people in a town or village who practiced a certain trade |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| several military expeditions between a.d. 1095 and 1272, supported by the catholic church, to win the holy land back from the seljuk turks |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a rebirth of learning in europe between about a.d. 1300 and the 1600 |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the change or reform of the catholic church begun by martin luther that led to the establishment of protestant churches |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| christians who are not members of the catholic or orthodox churches |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an official pardon given by the pope in return for money in the middle ages |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a sailing vessel designed by price henry's shipbuilders that was larger, stronger, faster, and easier to steer than other ships of the day |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a device used by sailors to measure latitude, or distance north or south of the equator |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to travel completely around the earth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a belief that the right to rule comes directly from God |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a king or leader who has complete power over every part of life in a kingdom |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a system in which the people are governed by elected representatives |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
