| A | B |
|---|
| bubonic plague | contagious disease that devastated the world in 1300's |
| bureaucracy | system of managing gov't thru departments run by appointed officials |
| bushido | code of conduct for samurai during feudal period |
| caliph | successor to Muhammad as political & religious leader of Muslims |
| calligraphy | fine handwriting |
| capitalism | economic system where production is privately owned & operated for profit |
| cartel | an association of businesspeople; another name for drug smugglers |
| cartographer | mapmaker |
| cash crop economy | economy based on raising & selling crops |
| caudillo | military dictator in Latin America |
| Central Powers | WWI alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary & Ottoman empire |
| chador | cloak worn by some Muslim women |
| chivalry | code of conduct followed by knights during Middle Ages |
| civil disobedience | refusal to obey unjust laws |
| civilization | community characterized by - system of writing, , social classes, & cities |
