| A | B |
|---|
| settlement | new area where people establish a community |
| hostility | anger, resentment |
| exploits | adventures |
| upheavals | strong or violent change |
| eve | just before |
| medieval | related to the Middle Ages |
| plague | widespread, infectious disease |
| dreadful | causes great fear or terror |
| expansive | having a wide range; comprehensive |
| prosperous | wealthy |
| centralized | under the control of one authority |
| foster | to support and encourage |
| incentive | something encouraging action; a reward |
| autonomy | independence, freedom |
| altered | changed |
| forged | to form through a concentrated effort |
| prerequisite | something that must exist before something else happens |
| volatile | explosive; likely to erupt into violation |
| consolidate | combine into one |
| sanctioned | approved |
| fervid | intense, enthusiastic |
| unswerving | steady, not faltering |
| seafarer | sailor, a traveler on the sea |
| outpost | a remote location |
| flourish | to grow and thrive |
| provincial | local, within a relatively small geographical area |
| literate | able to read and write |
| substantial | significant |
| luxury | an indulgence, not a necessity |
| prosperity | a condition of wealth and success |
| monarch | ruler of a country |
| crusade | a campaign for a cause |
| proclaim | to declare; to announce |
| isolation | separation from others |
| contagious | capable of being transmitted |
| prolonged | continued for an extended time |
| immunity | resistance to something |
| disperse | to spread widely |
| profoundly | extremely |
| matrilineal | inherited through the female line |
| patrilineal | inherited through the male line |
| egalitarian | related to equality of all people |
| integrity | honesty |
| devastation | destruction |
| virulent | poisonous |
| devastation | destruction |
| enduring | long-lasting |
| propogate | to spread |
| isolated | alone |
| vulnerable | weakened, easily harmed |
| autonomous | independent |
| ruthless | cruel, mean |
| commerce | business, trade |
| currencies | forms of money |
| formidable | very powerful and impressive |
| impose | to force upon |
| lethal | deadly |
| destined | meant, intended to be |
| extension | a continuing or additional part of something |
