Vocabulary Ch 9-1 Classical Europe
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Vocabulary Ch 9-1 Classical Europe
Classical – relate to ancient Greek and Roman
Polis – Greek term (city-state)
Democracy – citizens choose nations leaders by voting(Direct rule of the people)
Philosophy – from Greek “love of wisdom
Republic – strong national gov’t headed by elected leaders
Consuls – elected chief official of Roman republic
Senate – supreme council of ancient Roman Republic
Emperor – absolute ruler of an empire
Vocabulary Ch 9-2 Medieval Europe
Bishop – official of Christian Church
Pope – Head of Roman Catholic Church
Missionary-Teacher of Christianity
Monastery-Place where monks live, pray, and study
Convent-Place where nuns live, pray, and study
Common Law-Unwritten set of laws based on local customs
Feudalism-Political and social system in which a lord gave land to a noble to work, govern, and
defend, in return for the nobles loyalty
Medieval political and social system
Vassal-Noble in medieval society who swore loyalty to a lord in return
for land
Manor-Feudal estate made up of a manor house or castle and land
The feudal estate and basic economic unit
Serf-Peasant laborer
Tenant-Farmer or others who pays rent to another for use of land or property
Guild-Medieval workers’ organization
Apprentice-Young worker who learned a trade or skill from a
master teacher
Charter-Written agreement guaranteeing privileges and freedoms
Ch 9-3 The Beginning of Modern Time
Indulgences – pardons for sins, given or sold by Catholic Church
Protestant – person who “protested” Catholic practices
Reform – to improve by changing
Columbian Exchange – people disease, ideas & trade distributed around world
Revolution - great & often violent change
Divine Right of Kings – belief that royalty ruled by will of God
Parliament – supreme legislative body in UK & other countries
Constitution – formal agreement that establishes basis for country’s laws
Guided Reading 9-1Word Bank
• Classical Greece• Polis• Democracy• Athens• Philosophy• Socrates • Plato• Aristotle• Sparta• Alexander the Great• Alexandria• Culture• City state• Peloponnesian War
• Rome• Italian Peninsula• Republic• Consuls• Senate• Roman Law• Land owners• Twelve Tables• Roman Empire• Caesar Augustus• Pax Romana• Christianity• Germanic Peoples• Eastern Roman Empire