Medieval Europe Chapter 2: Vocabulary Study Guide

The belief that there is only one God.

An area in the desert where there is water and plants.

Someone believed to be chosen by God to bring a message to people.

• Prophet

• Caravan

• Monotheism

• Successor

A group of people traveling together across a desert.

• prophet

• Students

• Caravan

• Scholar

The principle that no one is above the law, not even the highest.

• Tyrannical

• Rule of Law

• Scholar

• Pilgrimage

Uses power over people in a way that is cruel and unfair.

Not Religious

• Prophet

• Oasis

• Secular

• Geometric

A person with a certain skill in making things.

• Prophet

• Pilgrimage

• Tyrannical

• Artisan

A person with special knowledge about a subject.

• Scholar

• Artisan

• Successor

• Geometric

A person who becomes the leader after the previous leader's death.

• Prophet

• Scholar

• Successor

• Secular