Chapter 1 - Medieval Europe (Vocabulary)

Choose the correct definition of persecution.

• being accused of treating others unfairly

• unfair treatment because of race, religion, or political beliefs

• fair and equal treatment regardless of race, religion, or political beliefs

• being accused and tried for a crime

Choose the correct definition of barbarian.

• a person from an outside culture or group that is thought to be uncivilized and violent

• a person from the Western Roman Empire

• a person who lives in the Byzantine Empire

• a person who weakens the government through corruption

Choose the correct definition of peasant.

• a person of low social status, especially a farmer

• a person of high social status, especially a merchant

• a person of average social status, especially an artisan

• a person without social status, especially a foreigner

the four primary directions; north, south, east, and west

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

• map key

• alphanumeric grid

Choose the correct definition of civic.

• having to do with punishments for crimes

• having to do with buying and selling goods

• having to do with citizens or citizenship

• having to with laws or rules

Choose the correct definition of equator.

• the imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees latitude that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• the imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees longitude that divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• the imaginary line drawn around Earth at ninety degrees latitude that divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• the imaginary line drawn around Earth at ninety degrees longitude that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

Choose the correct definition of civilization.

• an advanced state of human society in which a single ruler controls many countries

• a simple form of human society in which there is no government

• an advanced state of human society in which a high level of social structure, government, religion, technology, and writing systems has been reached

• a simple form of human society in which a low level of social structure, government, religion, technology, and writing systems has been reached

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

a measure of a location’s distance east or west of the prime meridian

• latitude

• longitude

• absolute location

• relative location

Choose the correct definition of latitude.

• a measure of a location’s distance east or west of the prime meridian

• a measure of a location’s distance south or west of the prime meridian

• a measure of a location’s distance north or south of the equator

• a measure of a location’s distance north or east of the equator

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

the imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees longitude that divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• prime meridian

• equator

• latitude

• absolute location