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6th Grade World History - Unit 2 Vocabulary

Name: _____________________________

Date: __________________________
Across
National language, such as French or German
Chinese teacher that developed a philosophy based on relationships
_____ arts are studies taught in medieval universities for the nobility
A trade language in Africa built upon the Bantu language
A Japanese warrior
An instrument that uses lodestone, a magnetic material, to find direction
Roman Catholic seizure of Spain and Portugal from the Muslims
____ Khan was a grandson of Chinggis Khan who led an invasion into eastern Europe
___ warfare is a method of conquest in which enemy forces surround a city and mount repeated attacks.
A dismissal from the Roman Church denying any opportunity for salvation.
___ Buddhism is a version of Buddhism that teaches intense mental concentration and self-control.
William the _____ laid the foundation for a strong monarchy through his conquest of England.
Flat grasslands in Africa
Combination of ingredients, including saltpeter, that forms an explosive powder.
Leader of a Frankish kingdom that used military force and other means to combine several kingdoms.
A code or strict set of rules for a knight
____ Coast is a name for Western Africa that derives from the gold trade that occurred at its coasts.
A passive Chinese religion that emphasizes living in peace and harmony with nature.
Religion founded on the four noble truths
A desert that covers most of Northern Africa
Pretend ____ is a military tactic by which an enemy pretends to abandon the fight in order to draw its opponents out in the open.
Down
A narrow strip of land in Africa between the Sahara Desert and the rain forests
____ Worship is the practice of praying to dead family members
A revival of learning in the beginning of the 14th century
Term that literally means "papa" and gradually became a title of the bishop of Rome
A movable house used by the Mongols.
Became the sole ruler of the Frankish kingdom
____ Carta is a document limiting royal power that English nobles forced King John to sign
A Roman Church court set up to find and punish heretics
People who chose to follow Scripture and leave the Roman Catholic Church
System in which local rulers controlled large estates called manors and the people served their local ruler in exchange for a place to live on the estate
A man in Mongol religion who is believed to have power over spirits
A series of military expeditions originally intended to liberate the Holy Land and defeat infidels
French Protestants during the Reformation
Mongol leader who was lame but became a powerful conqueror.
____ of Arc was a peasant girl who rallied the French during the Hundred Years' War.
Putting knowledge to effective use
Chinggis ___ is a Mongol title meaning "Great Ruler," and the title given to the Mongol Empire's founder.
A Japanese religion that taught nature worship, the deity of the emperor, and patriotism
___ Death was a plaque during the Middle Ages
Belief that spirits live in physical objects
Medieval Warm ___ is the warming of the climate in Europe in the beginning of the 11th century.
Great ____ of 1315 was a calamity that struck a large area of Europe caused by much rain, rotting crops, and a lack of salt to preserve meat.
Grandson of Babur who continued the brutal conquest of India; expanded the Mughal Empire to the west, east, and south to central India
Hundred Years' _____ was a series of battles to settle the issue of English control of land in France