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- Murder holes
- _______ ______were over castle doors. Rocks and hot liquids could be poured down on an enemy laying siege.
- spices
- Since there was no refrigeration, ____ were used to disguise the taste of spoiled meat.
- Culture
- ______ is the way of life shared by people with similar arts, beliefs, and customs.
- forces of nature
- Native Americans believed in many gods and related them to _____ ____ ________
- Canals
- Some early farmers irrigated crops by digging hundreds of miles of _______
- Huts
- Serfs lived in small ____ with thatched roofs and farmed the surrounding land.
- Crusades
- Many weapons were developed due to the ________ and for protections from raiders such as the vikings.
- Beringia Land bridge
- Early man migrated to America by way of the _________ _____ ______
- sacrificed humans
- In central America, some tribes ________ ________ as part of their religious ceremonies.
- Joint-stock-company
- a ______ _______ ________ is a business in which a group of people invests together in order to share in the companies' profits and take fewer risks.
- Mound Builders
- the _____ ______ built large earthen structures as burial tombs.
- Islam
- The major religion of West African societies was _____-Followers prayed 5 times a day and make a holy pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Ivory, cast
- ______ and ______ metals were used in jewelry and tools.
- Technology
- ________ is the use of tools and knowledge to meet human needs.
- kayak
- a _____ is a small boat made of animal skins. It was used to hunt whales, seal, and walruses.
- kiva
- A ____ is an underground ceremonial chamber
- Manor
- The Lords lived in a _____.
- Arrow Slits
- ________ _____ were openings in the window covers where arrows could be shot from the low-bow at ones enemy, yet still provide protection.
- totem poles
- Some Northwest tribes carved _____ _____ with images of ancestors or animal spirits.
- mosque
- A ______ is a building for muslim prayer.
- Feudalism
- _______ is a political system that includes kings, nobles, knights, peasants.
- Renaissance
- _________ period replaced the feudal system, and Europeans began to question what life meant.
- gold, salt
- These kingdoms grew powerful through trade and taxation of _____ and _____.
- printing press
- The Renaissance was a time of great invention. The _______ ____ was invented in 1455 by a German named Gutenberg
- Mali
- _____ became the most powerful kingdom.