| A | B |
| antiSemitism | prejudice against Jews |
| caliph | successor to Muhammad as political and relligious leader of the Muslims |
| calligraphy | fine handwriting |
| cartographer | mapmaker |
| caudillo | military dictator in latin america |
| capitalism | economic system in which the means of production are privately owned & operated for profit |
| cartel | an association of business people |
| cash crop | economy based on raising and selling of one crop or small number of crops. |
| Central Powers | World War 1 alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman empire(later joined by Bulgaria) |
| astrolabe | instrument used to determine latitude by measuring the stars |
| absolutism | political system in which autocratic rulers have complete authority over the government and the lives of people in there nations |
| bushido | code of conduct for samurai during feudal period in Japan |