| A | B |
|---|
| Absolute | Having total power |
| Agora | Place for popular assemblies in Greece |
| Aqueduct | Roman channel for carrying water |
| Archeologist | One who studies uman cultures by looking at artifacts |
| Archipelago | Chain of islands like Japan |
| Arete | Greek virtue like courage and honor |
| Artifact | Objects produced by humans that are studied by archeologists |
| Astrolabe | Instrument used to by sailors for navigation |
| Barbarian | Greek term for foreigner |
| Barter | Exchange of goods |
| Bazaar | Arab market place |
| Black Death | Bubonic Plague in Europe/killed millions |
| Boyar | Russian Noble |
| Bureaucracy | Government officials |
| Burgess | Townsman/Elected to House of Commons |
| Bushido | Samurai code of conduct |
| Calligraphy | Elaborate handwriting |
| Caravel | 14th century sailing ship |
| Carbon Dating | Technique to date artifacts |
| Cardinal | High officer in the Roman Catholic church |
| Cartographer | Mapmaker |
| Caste | Hereditary Hindu social class system |
| Chinampa | Aztec farming technique/creating gardens in shallow parts of lake |
| Civilization | High cultural and Social development |
| Clan | Group of families with a common ancestor |
| Column | Doric, Ioinic, Corinthian |
| Cortes | Spanish representative assembly |
| Cuneiform | Ancient Mesopotamian writing |
| Daimyo | Japanese feudal lord who led Samurai |
| Dharma | Hindu and Buddhist view to behave lawfully, truthfully, and virtuously |
| Diaspora | Scattering of Jews from Palestine |
| Diocese | Administrative unit of the Christian Church/Bishop |
| Direct Democracy | Gorm of government in which citizens directly make decisions |
| Divination | Telling the future by supernatural means |
| Dynasty | Succession of rulers belonging to one family |
| Epidemic | Rapid spread of a disease |
| Excommunication | Getting kicked out of the church |
| Feudalism | Land is held under law in return for military service |
| Fief | Parcel of land held for military service |
| Filial Piety | Confucius belief to respect parents and elders |
