Chapter 2 Expansion of Empires, War and Reform (Vocabulary)

Choose the correct definition of scholar.

• a person who follows a religion without knowing a lot about it

• a person who leads a trade caravan and gains a lot of wealth

• a person who makes a pilgrimage and gains a lot of followers

• a person who studies an academic subject and knows a lot about it

Choose the correct definition of prophet.

• a Roman soldier

• a Jewish person who was forced out of his or her homeland

• a person believed to have been chosen to speak for God

• a follower of the Messiah

Choose the correct definition of trial by jury.

• a fight in which a jury determines guilt or innocence

• a legal proceeding in which a jury determines who it likes

• a fight in which a jury determines who it likes

• a legal proceeding in which a jury determines guilt or innocence

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

the principle that all people in a society are expected to obey the law, and laws are communicated and applied fairly regardless of a person's status or position

• rule of law

• legislative system

• checks and balances

• judicial system

Choose the correct definition of caliph.

• a Christian leader; a successor to Jesus Christ

• a Jewish leader; a successor to Abraham

• a Muslim leader; a successor to Muhammad

• a non-religious leader

Choose the correct definition of pilgrimage.

• a conversion to a new religion

• an attack against an ethnic or religious minority

• a battle fought about religion

• a journey made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

an organized massacre, usually approved or condoned by authorities, against people of a religious, racial, or national minority, especially Jews

• pilgrimage

• pogrom

• renaissance

• ransom

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

an Islamic government ruled by a caliph, a successor to Mohammad

• ghaza

• sultan

• caliphate

• empire

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

an organized campaign concerning a political, social, or religious issue, typically motivated by a fervent desire for change

• expedition

• crusade

• conquest

• Christendom