| A | B |
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| Middle Ages | the period of European history between 500 AD to 1500 AD |
| democracy | type of government in which people rule themselves through elected representatives |
| city state | a city that controls much of the land and has its own government |
| policy | one of the methods and plans the government uses to do its work |
| empire | a large collection of people and lands ruled by a single government |
| Pax Romana | Roman peace |
| feudalism | a society in which people worked and fought for protection of land |
| manor | a piece of land owned by the feudal system |
| serf | a person who lived and farmed on a lord's land |
| renissance | a period of European history that was a rebirth of learning and art |
| humanism | an approach to knowledge that focused on worldly rather than religious values |
| monarch | the rules of a kingdom such as a king or queen |
| middle class | people between poor and the very rich |
| absolute monarch | a ruler with complete power |
| revolution | a change in government through violent means |
| scientific revolution | iin the 1600's and 1700's where scientists began to base information on facts |
