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History I.D's

The document provides definitions for various terms related to history and world religions: 1) It defines terms related to oral traditions, forms of government, and locations in Africa. 2) Religious terms are defined for Christianity such as clergy, laity, icons, and schisms between churches. 3) Islamic terms are defined like sheikh, revelation, and shari'ah.

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History I.D's

The document provides definitions for various terms related to history and world religions: 1) It defines terms related to oral traditions, forms of government, and locations in Africa. 2) Religious terms are defined for Christianity such as clergy, laity, icons, and schisms between churches. 3) Islamic terms are defined like sheikh, revelation, and shari'ah.

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History I.

D’s
Chapter 7

1. Oral tradition-the legends and history of a culture preserved by word of mouth


2. Plateau-a relatively flat region of land higher than the surrounding area
3. Savanna- a flat grassland, with few trees, in tropical or subtropical regions
4. matrilineal-tracing family descent through the mother and her ancestors
5. age set-in traditional Africa, a group of males or females of similar age who learn skills
and go through life stages together.
6. monotheism-belief in one god
7. Ghana-title of the ruler of a region in ancient Africa, later applied to the kingdom
8. mosque-a Muslim house of worship
9. monopoly-control of all or almost all trade or production of a given good

Chapter 10

1. Clergy-persons, such as priests, given authority to perform religious services


2. laity-church members who are not clergy
3. icon-a Christian religious image or picture
4. iconoclast-an opponent of the use of icons in Byzantine churches
5. schism-the division of the Christian church in 1054 that separated the Roman Catholic
Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
6. theology-study of religious questions
7. regent-person who acts as a temporary ruler
8. mosaic-picture made up of tiny pieces of colored glass, tile, or stone set in mortar
9. illuminated manuscript-book page decorated by hand with elaborate designs,
beautiful lettering, or miniature paintings
10. monastery-a community of men who have taken religious vows
11. missionary-person who carries the ideas of a religion to others
12. steppe-wide, grassy, semiarid plains of Eurasia, from the Black Sea to the Altai
mountains
13. principality-territory ruled by a prince
14. boyar-a land owning noble of early Russia
15. czar-title taken by rulers of Russia in the late 1400s
Chapter 11
1. sheikh-chief of a Bedouin tribe
2. revelation-a vision of divine truth, such as those attributed to Muhammad
3. shari’ah-Islamic code of law that includes rules of all aspects

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