| A | B |
|---|
| Acculturation | blending of two or more cultures |
| Ancestor veneration | Honouring the spirit of ancestors |
| Animism | belief that every part of nature has a soul |
| Anthropology | study of the physical and mental makeup of humans |
| Anthropomorphic | attrributions of human characteristics |
| Apostate | an abandonment of religious faith |
| Autocracy | unlimited power and authority |
| Bronze Age | between Stone and Iron Ages |
| Conquistador | Spanish conquerors |
| Diaspora | dispersion of people |
| Ethnohistory | using folklore, religion, oral traditions and customs |
| Ethnology | a study of various ethnic groups |
| Eunuch | a man in charge of a harem and that is the good news |
| Fiefdom | a feudal estate held by a vassal |
| Hieroglpyh | symbol representing an idea or a sound |
| Jurisprudence | The philosophy of law |
| Manumission | formal release from slavery |
| Mendicants | beggars |
| Monotheism | a belief in one god |
| Neolithic | latest period of the Stone Age |
| Paleolithic | 2nd period of the Stone Age |
| Primogeniture | exclusive right of the first child to inherit property |
| Secular | relating to worldly rather than sacred |
| Semitic - language family that | includes: Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Amharic |
| Theocracy | a government or state under religious rule |
| Usury | the practice of loaning money for interest |
| Vernacular | common spoken language |
| Xenophobic | afraid of foreigners |
| Yeoman | were small freeholders |
| Assimilation | Cultural absorption by an outside group |
| Chattel slavery assumes that | slaves are items of personal property |
| Cultural diffusion is the | spread of cultural traits |
| Deify | grant the status of a god |
| Duchy | Dukedom |
| Dynasty | a succession of rulers from the same family |
| Fuedalism predominant societal system | of medieval Europe |
| Fief: a grant of land involving | contractual obligations |
| Gentry | the upper class |
| Impress: to coerce people | into government service |
| Infidel: a person who has no | religious beliefs |
