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| A uniform system of law that developed in England based on court decisions and on customs and usage rather than on written law codes |
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| "wedge-shaped," a system of writing developed by the Sumerians using a reed stylus to create wedge shape impressions on a clay tablet |
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| the belief that kings receive their power from god and are responsible only to God. |
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| A family or rulers whose right to rule is passed on on within the family |
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| a large political unit, usually under a single leader, that controls many peoples or territories |
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| Getting Kicked out of the Christian Church |
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| The denial of basic church doctrines |
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| "Priest-carvings" or "sacred writings." First form of Egyptian writing created around 3000 BC |
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| A French Protestant of the 16th and 17th centuries |
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| a release from sll or part of punidhmrnt for sin by the Catholic Church, reducing time in purgatory after death |
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| A state ruled or headed by a monarch (king/Queen) |
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| a Muslim house of worship |
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| A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people |
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| the unique cultural identity of people based on common language, religion, and nation symbols. Pride in your country. |
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| People who move from place to place who hunted animals and gathered wild plants for survival |
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| What people originally used as paper |
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| a long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire |
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| The notion that you are born having already been fated to go to heaven (the elect) or hell (the reprobate) |
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| a form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote |
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| The view that religious considerations should be excluded from civil affairs or public education |
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| The selling of Indulgences |
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| The opposite of common law, where laws are documented |
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