Celibacy
Of an unmarried status
City-States
Different sections of land owned by the same country but ruled by different rulers
Diasporas
The migration of religious or ethnic groups to foreign lands despite their continued affiliation with the land and customs of their origin
Epidemic Disease
A widespread disease spreading quickly throughout the land (ex. Bobonic plague)
Guilds
Association of crafts people, assumed responsibility for casting, funding, rehearsing.
Inequality
When people are not treated equally
Infidel
A person who doesn't believe in a certain religion or accepted belief; a nonbeliever; freethinker; atheist
Mercernaries
A professional soldier hired by a foreign army
Schism
A split or division - especially a formal split within a Christian Church
Sovereignty
The supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries (usually with a monarch)
Syncretism
The fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Tax-farming
Where burden of tax collection was reassigned by the Roman State to private individuals or groups
Technology
Instruments of use to people
Textiles
Fabrics that are woven or knitted; material for clothing
Tribute system
A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies.
