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• A person who works for an expert in a
trade or craft in a return for training
A person who works for an expert in a
trade or craft in a return for training
7. barter
• to buy and sell by trading goods and
services rather than money.
10. caliph
• a title taken by Muslim rulers who claimed
religious authority to rule.
11. charter
• A written grant of rights and privileges by a
ruler or government to a
community, class of people or organization
25. habeas corpus
• The principle that accused persons cannot
be held in jail without the consent
of a court.
26. heretic
• a person who holds beliefs that are
contrary to the teachings of a church or
other group
27. hierarchy
• a system of organizing people into ranks,
with those of higher rank having
more power and privileges
29. inoculate
• to protect against disease by transmitting
a disease-causing agent to a
person, stimulating the body's defensive
reactions
30. inquisition
• a judicial body established by the Catholic
Church to combat heresy and
other forms of religious error.
32. Magna Carta
• A written agreement from 1215 that limited
the English king's power and
strengthened the rights of nobles.
33. manor
• a large estate, including farmland and
villages, held by a lord
34. mass-produce
• to make similar items in quantity using
standardized designs and dividing
labor among workers
41. nomad
• A person who moves from place to place
often in search of water and
vegetation.
50. relic
• an object that is considered holy because
it belonged to, or was touched by,
a saint or holy person
56. siege
• an attempt to surround a place and cut off
all access to it in order to force a
surrender
57. Silk Road
• Camel caravan routes crossing the
deserts of Central Asia to Europe. Silk
was not the only thing traded along this
route.
60. tribute
• a payment made by one ruler or country to
another for protection or as a sign
of submission
63. Kowtow
• When ambassadors from tributaries come
before an emperor, they kneel before
him three times and each time touch their
heads to the floor.