1. oral history / tradition
an unwritten account of an event passed on by word-of-mouth
oral history / tradition

2. a person who moves from place to place searching for food
nomad

3. Having more than what is needed
surplus

4. the watering of crops
irrigation

5. people having similar customs, income, and background
social class

6. belief in many gods
polytheism

7. a belief in one God
monotheism

8. so little food that many people starve
famine

9. many peoples and lands under the control of one ruler
empire
many peoples and lands under the control of one ruler

10. The forced removal from one’s homeland
exile
The forced removal from one’s homeland

11. to change one’s beliefs
convert

12. the kind of money used by a group or nation
currency

13. life that takes place in another world after death
afterlife
life that takes place in another world after death

14. the title of king in ancient Egypt
pharaoh

15. a body that has been dried to prevent decay
mummy
a body that has been dried to prevent decay

16. to murder for political reasons
assassinate
to murder for political reasons

17. able to live forever
immortal

18. a public market and meeting place in ancient Greece
agora

19. land with water on three sides
peninsula
land with water on three sides

20. an easily-spread, deadly disease
plague

21. a high city part of Athens
acropolis
a high city part of Athens

22. blockade
a cutting off of an area by enemy forces that closes it to travel and trade

23. government in which citizens make political decisions
democracy

24. a payment made by a less powerful state or nation to a more powerful one
tribute

25. a long poem, such as the Iliad that tells a story
epic

26. poor class of people; mostly farmers
plebians

27. a temporary ruler having all the power of a king
dictator
a temporary ruler having all the power of a king

28. a government in which the people elect their leaders
republic
a government in which the people elect their leaders

29. a person who chooses to die for a cause
martyr

30. an economic situation in which there is more money of less value
inflation
an economic situation in which there is more money of less value

31. a large estate, often including a village and farmlands, ruled by a lord
manor

32. a system of power in Europe in the Middle Ages
feudalism
a system of power in Europe in the Middle Ages

33. the noble character that knights were supposed to have
chivalry

34. a document limiting the power of English kings
Magna Carta

35. Crusades
several military expeditions, supported by the Catholic Church, to win back the Holy Land

36. a rebirth of learning in Europe
(A.D )
Renaissance

37. Christians who shared the views of Martin Luther and protested against the Roman Catholic Church
Protestant

38. navigators
expert
sailors

39. the belief that the right to rule comes directly from God
divine right
the belief that the right to rule comes directly from God

40. Absolute monarch
a king or leader who has complete power over every aspect of life in a kingdom