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• alliance : union, confederation, or formal relation between States by agreement
• anthropologist : scientist who studies man and society
• appeasement : satisfaction of aggressor by granting of concessions
• archaeologist : scientist who studies prehistoric remains and artifacts of early man
• archery : use of bow and arrows
• barter : trade by exchange of goods
• Brahma : supreme Hindu deity or creator of the universe
• caliph, Khalifa : successor of prophet Mohammed; official head of Islam
• caste : social class in Hindu society based on birth
• cavalry : soldiers on horseback
• coalition : temporary alliance between political parties
• colony : territory directly controlled by an outside power, sometimes by force
• covenant : sealed contract or binding agreement
• custom : traditional and generally accepted practice
• daimyo : warrior knight of Japan directly below the shogun during the feudal period
• disciple : student or follower of a leader of religious thought
• dynasty : ruling family with line of hereditary rulers
• expedition : voyage or journey with a definite purpose
• federation : union formed by joining together of two or more states
• feudalism : system of rule by local lords with ties of loyalty to a king
• fief : territory held in fee or provided in exchange for loyalty
• haiku : short Japanese poem that describes scene or generates feelings
• imperialism : rule of emperor or control of colony / region by another country
• infantry : soldiers on foot
• Koran : sacred book of Mohammedans
• minaret : slender tower of mosque
• nirvana : state of losing oneself and attaining impersonal beatitude as per Buddhist highest good
• nomad : wanderer who roams different pastures
• quota : share for each person, party or state
• relics : surviving remnant or memento of holy person kept after death
• sage : wise and holy person
• samurai : warrior knight of Japan during the feudal period; army officer in modern Japan
• scripture : sacred book of a religion or the Bible
• silt : sediment rich in minerals deposited by moving water or flooding rivers
• simony : trading of religious offices; trafficking in church promotions
• sovereign : ruler with supreme power exempt from external control
• statesman : wise experienced practical politician involved in management of State affairs
• statue : sculptured figure of person or animal usually the same size as in real life or larger
• status quo : state of affairs as of some date or event
• tariff : schedule of duties on goods
• terrorism : systematic intimidation or unlawful violent acts by a group to further a cause
• tithe : tax of one-tenth paid to the church, especially of annual land produce
• zaibatsu : wealthy Japanese families who own large businesses and dominate the economy

Try the Quiz : History : History Vocabulary V