AP WORLD HISTORY: TERMS FOR CHAPTERS 9, 10, & 15
DIRECTIONS: For each term listed below, provide a well-developed definition that explains the significance of
that term. Your definition should be written in a complete sentence(s). All terms and their definitions must be
numbered and hand-written.
ex. Cuneiform: This is the first known writing system and was developed c3500 BCE by the Sumerian
civilization located in Mesopotamia’s Fertile Crescent.
**Please note**: The terms below are not necessarily listed in the order that they are found in the text. Many terms
are NOT highlighted or italicized as you read them in the textbook. Use your textbook’s glossary or index to locate
the terms. You may also use outside resources to define the term, but the definition provided must be relevant to
our historical studies. Do NOT trust publically edited websites such as Wikipedia or Yahoo Answers to retrieve
definitions.
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Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
Emperor Justinian
Hagia Sophia
patriarch (of the Orthodox Church)
icons (as used in Orthodox Christianity)
Cyril & Methodius
Kievan Rus
Vladimir I (of the Kievan Rus)
Medieval times (Middle Ages of Europe)
Charlemagne
Vikings
feudalism
reciprocity (as it relates to the feudal system)
manorialism (or manorial system)
three-field system
moldboard plow
serfs
vassal
monasticism (as it relates to the Roman Catholic Church)
Pope
canon law
excommunication
guilds
Hanseatic League
Magna Carta
Parliament
Hundred Years’ War
Black Death (or Bubonic plague)
scholasticism
Thomas Aquinas
Prince Henry the Navigator