Islamic Civilization
Medieval Europe
Renaissance and Reformation
Scientific Revolution and Age of Enlightenment
Monarchs
100
Leads the prayers during an Islamic worship service
What is Imam
100
In feudalism, a noble who held land and served a higher-ranking lord
What is Vassal
100
Emphasis on the dignity and worth of the individual person
What is Individualism
100
Style and attitudes derived from the ideals of ancient Greece and Rome
What is Classicism
100
Political system in which a monarch holds supreme, unlimited power
What is Absolutism
200
Islamic house of worship
What is Mosque
200
An estate with ites peasants workers granted to a noble in exchange for loyalty and military service
What is Fief
200
Doctrine by John Calvin that each person's fate is predetermined by God
What is Predestination
200
Rights belonging to all persons from birth
What is Natural Rights
200
Agriculture that relies on human labor, not animals or machines
What is Labor-Intensive Farming
300
Leader of an Arab bedouin tribe
What is Sheikh
300
Body of English law based on tradition and court decisions, not specific laws
What is Common Law
300
A concept developed by Martin Luther that says faith alone is enough to bring salvation
What is Justification by Faith
300
A monarch who began social changes based on Enlightenment ideas
What is Enlightened Despot
300
Decree issued by a ruler on an important question
What is Pragmatic Sanction
400
Holy struggle to bring Islam to new lands
What is Jihad
400
Medieval political system in which monarchs and lesser nobles made alliances based on exchanging land for loyalty
What is Feudalism
400
A calling from God to take up certain work
What is Vocation
400
Religious philosophy of the 1700's based on reason and the idea of natural law
What is Deism
400
A farmer who owned land
What is Yeomen
500
Artwork consisting of geometric designs entwined with plant stems, leaves, flowers, and stars
What is Arabesque
500
Formal ceremony establishing feudal ties between a lord and vassal
What is Homage
500
Hired soldiers
What is Condottieri
500
Aspects of philosophy dealing with basic questions of existence and reality
What is Metaphysics
500
New class of Russian landed nobility established by Peter the Great
What is Dvorianie
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