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Canadian/BC cirriculum/chapter 1
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Political Studies
8th Grade
11/27/2007

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pilgrim
Definition
a person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons
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monestery
Definition
a self-contained community for people, such as monks or nuns, who have taken religious vows.
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novice
Definition
a person training to become a nun or monk.
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relic
Definition
an item associated with a saint: thought to have great powers
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glancing
Definition
indirect, not solid
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thrall
Definition
the Viking word for "slave"
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pope
Definition
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
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technology
Definition
anything made by humans to extend our abilities
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BCE
Definition
before the common era (BC)
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Roman Legions
Definition
Roman armed forces
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legacy
Definition
- knowledge and culture passed down from one generation to another
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philosophy
Definition
- the search for ideas, wisdom, knowledge
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CE
Definition
of the common era (AD)
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architecture
Definition
the art and science of designing buildings
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Latin
Definition
the language of the Romans (During Middle Ages educated people used this language)
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gladiator
Definition
a fighter who battled at public shows
(most were slaves)
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Germanic people
Definition
one of the European peopleswho spoke a Germanic language (Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Franks, Visigoths,etc.)
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barbarian
Definition
originally, a non-Roman person. It later meant an uncultured person, an insult
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Judaism
Definition
the religion of the Jews
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Qur'an (Koran)
Definition
the holy book of Islam (Qur'an means "reading")
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to persecute
Definition
to attack or harass someone for a specific reason (Eg: race, religion or politics)
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creed
Definition
the official belief of a religion
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apostles
Definition
the first twelve deciples, or followers, of Jesus
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gospels
Definition
the first four books of the New Testament of the Bible
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to baptize
Definition
to sprinkle or dip in water as a sign of purification/admission to Christian Church
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convert
Definition
changing religion or one who has changed religions
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social outcast
Definition
someone who a community has rejected
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martyr
Definition
a person tortured or killed because f their religious beliefs
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Roman Catholic Church
Definition
the only Christian church in western Europe til the 16th century
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priest
Definition
a person trained & authorized to perform religious ceremonies
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legal code
Definition
a collection of written laws
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mosaic
Definition
a picture made with many pieces of stone or glass fixed in place
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wergild
Definition
man-money, that is, a person's value in money.
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arson
Definition
intentionally setting fire to property
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betrothal
Definition
a promise to marry
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plague
Definition
a contagious disease that is out of control and kills many people.
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prodigies, portents
Definition
omens, occurences that predict future events
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social class
Definition
the group that one belongs to in a society. Class can be determined by money, parents or role in society.
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Carolingian Empire
Definition
Charlemange's empire from about 770 to 814
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the chase
Definition
the hunt
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exhalations
Definition
vapours
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renaissance
Definition
a rebirth or revival, especially of the arts
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Celtic Peoples
Definition
a western European culture. The Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Cornish and Bretons are all Celts.
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epic
Definition
a long poem telling about heroic deeds and events
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prosperous
Definition
thriving
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translation
Definition
writing changed from one language into another
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credit
Definition
trust
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figment
Definition
a made-up story
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fjord
Definition
a long,narrow, salt-water bay with high cliffs along its sides
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skald
Definition
a scandinavian poet who recited poems at formal gatherings
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Thing
Definition
a parliament where free adults could give their opinions on important matters.
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