| A | B |
|---|
| absolute monarchy | a government in which a ruler ha scomplete power |
| acropolis | the highest ground in a Greek city |
| agora | a marketplace of an ancient Greek city |
| ahimsa | a Buddhist soctrine of nonviolence that stresses the sacredness of human and animal life |
| apprentice | a person bound by agreement to a master artisan |
| aquaduct | a channel through which water is transported ober a distance |
| archon | one of a group of officials, chosen from the nobility |
| artifact | an obfect, made by a human being in the distant past |
| artisian | a worker eith skill in a specific craft |
| bartesr | trade in which peiple exchange goods without using money |
| boyar | a Russian noble |
| bureaucrat | a trained public official who is appointed rather than elected |
| caliph | a muslim political and religious leader |
| chivalry | a code behavoir for feudal knights and nobles |
| cardinal | a high-ranking official of the Roman Catholic Church |
| classical | a style of art and thought emphasizing order and simplicity |
| clergy | the ordained officials of an organized religion |
| crucify | to put to death by nailing to a cross |
| culture | the unique way of life of a people |
| czar | the title given to Russian emperors from the late 1400's to 1918 |
