| A | B |
|---|
| kibbutz | Israeli settlement where people live & work together |
| knight | Middle Ages, a lesser noble serving as a mounted warrior |
| kulak | prosperous peasant in Soviet Union against collective bargining |
| laissez-faire | economic system where the government doesn't interfere with economy |
| liberation theology | doctrine calling for Church to become active to change the conditions creating poverty |
| life expectancy | probable length of life for an individual |
| literacy | ability to read and write |
| lord | Middle Ages; powerful noble who maintained own land & owed allegiance to king |
| mandate | after WWI; an order to League of Nations members to establish government in conquered territory |
| manor | Middle Ages; lands including village & farms run by a lord |
| manorial | Middle Ages; the system where land (manor) was administered by a lord |
| market economy | economy based on the buying and selling of goods |
| materialism | belief that the accumulation of possessions is what is needed for a good life |
| matrilineal | family where children trace their family line through their Mother's side |
| mercantilism | economic theory stating that a nation's strength depends on the importation of gold & silver, & new colonies to support mother country |
| mestizo | in Spain's colonies in Americas who were of mixed European & Indian parentage |
| Middle Ages | period in history following the fall of Roman Empire (500-1350) |
| militarism | glorification of military & readiness for war |
| militarize | to train, prepare, or equip for war |
| minaret | slender tower from which Muslims are called to prayer |
