| A | B |
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| veto | to forbid or prevent something |
| govenor | a person who manages the people of a province |
| aqueduct | a big trough that carries water |
| captive | a prisoner of war |
| province | an area of land and its people brought under the control of the Roman government |
| forum | ancient Roman marketplace |
| distant | far away |
| shield | a piece of armor used for protection in battle |
| politician | a person who works in government |
| republic | a nation or state without a single ruler where citizens choose government officials |
| education | to improve the mind with study and instruction |
| christian | a person who believes in Jesus Christ and his teachings |
| organize | to arrange things so they work better |
| climate | the kind of weather a place has |
| natural resource | minerals in the earth |
| hermit | a person who lives alone and far away from people |
| advise | to give helpful information or advice |
| dictator | one-person ruler |
| monastary | the home of a monk |
| monk | male member of a religiious group |
| moslem | a person who follows the teachings of Mohammad |
| knight | a man trained to protect his lord and lands |
| pilgramage | a long hard journey for religious reasons |
| armor | clothing worn for protection in battle |
| lance | a weapon with a long stick and sharp metal point |
| caravan | a long line of travellers with pack animals carrying goods from place to place |
| serf | a person who works on his lord's land all his life |
| vassal | a person who has given up land in exchange for protection from a lord |
| native | a person who was born and lives in a country |
| cathedral | a large church of the Middle Ages |
| vow | a solemn serious promise |
| tournament | a game of war between knights |
| port | a city where ships load and unload goods |
| university | a school where the highest learning is taking place |
| protest | to speak out against something |
| apprentice | someone who is learning how to do something by working with a skilled craftsman |
| gladiator | men who fought in the Roman colosseum |
| scholar | a person who has much education and knowledge |
| guild | a club of workers or merchants |
| compass | an instrument containing a magnet that points to the north |
| Hippocrates | "father of medicine" |
| Constantine | founded Constantinople |
| Octavian | Julius Caesar's successor |
| Aegean Sea | the body of water surrounding Greece |
| Parthenon | the large temple on the Acropolis |
| Zeus | the greatest of Greek gods and goddesses |
| Hannibal | the great general of Carthage |
| Romulus and Remous | twins fed by a she-wolf |
| marathon | a 26 mile long race |
| Alexander | the great leader the Romans |
| nobles and knights | built castles for homes |
| west | direction sailed by Columbus to reach the spice islands |
| keep | the strongest tower in the castle |
| crusades | wars fought for religious reasons |
| Martin Luther | started Lutheran and Protestant churches |
| Christian church | took the place of the old Roman government |
| Angleland | original name of England |
| serfs | belonged to the land |
| lords | anther name for nobles |
| Prince Henry | taught navigators to use a compass |
| Cathay | another name for China |
| Charlemagne | emperor of the holy Roman Empire |
| feudalism | arrangement between vassels and lord to exchange land for protection |
