World History Study Guide

A ____________________ is a government in which the people participate or govern in a mass meeting area.

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

____________________ is another word for church leaders.

• clergy

• congregation

• parishioners

• laity

A ____________________ is a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero.

• epic

• novel

• sonnet

• haiku

____________________ is the religion based on the teachings of Allah.

• Islam

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

____________________ is the law that is common in the whole kingdom.

• Common Law

• Royal Decree

• Statutory Law

• Civil Code

A ____________________ is a Japanese warrior similar to an English knight.

• samurai

• ninja

• ronin

• shogun

The ____________________ is the leader of the Catholic church.

• Pope

• Bishop

• Cardinal

• Archbishop

A ____________________ is a man that lives his life totally dedicated to God.

• monk

• priest

• teacher

• doctor

The ____________________ is the Great Charter of rights signed by King John in 1215.

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

____________________ were military expeditions carried out by European Christians in the Middle Ages to gain Holy Land back from the Muslims.

• Crusades

• Pilgrimages

• Inquisitions

• Renaissance