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

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

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

• prime meridian

• equator

• latitude

• absolute location