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Global Words You Should Know
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literacy
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
fuse
ethics
medieval
manifestation
2. A god or goddess
despot
synthesis
harem
deity
3. Mistress
subordinate
concubine
evangelize
maritime
4. Belief in government run by religious leaders
sovereignty
theocracy
paramount
monasticism
5. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
sedentary
patronage
subsequent
aristocracy
6. Independence; self-determination - political independence
mystic
pagan
monasticism
autonomy
7. Lower in rank or position - secondary; one Who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else;
evangelize
concubine
subordinate
eunuchs
8. Worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion
ecclesiastic
subsequent
innate
secular
9. Native to a certain area
deity
pastoral
imperial
indigenous
10. Devotion and reverence to God
piety
nationalism
patrilineal
advent
11. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
ecclesiastic
adept
autonomy
nationalism
12. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
autonomy
eradicate
garrison
ethnocentric
13. Preach the gospel (to)
positivism
matrilineal
evangelize
advent
14. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
pagan
lineage
conscript
emulate
15. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
prophesized
despot
garrison
sovereignty
16. A group - usually a small part of a larger group - united around some cause
status
subsequent
faction
indigenous
17. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
sovereignty
doctrine
status
subsequent
18. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
maritime
secular
stratify
fealty
19. Native to a certain area
conscript
maritime
indigenous
scorn
20. A way of life in Which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith; living life as a monk
monasticism
congregate
egalitarian
hinterland
21. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
medieval
hinterland
nationalism
eunuchs
22. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
imperial
pagan
classical
puritanical
23. Belief in government run by religious leaders
fuse
ethics
inextricable
theocracy
24. Related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
monopoly
hinterland
pastoral
faction
25. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
maritime
pagan
primogeniture
ethnocentric
26. Someone Who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
doctrine
adept
inextricable
advent
27. Kept from public knowledge by various means; held back
conscript
suppressed
sect
heretic
28. The act of being formally connected or joined
advent
affiliation
ecclesiastic
deity
29. To give up power
pagan
hastened
abdicate
morality
30. Independence; self-determination - political independence
autonomy
subordinate
pastoral
primogeniture
31. A way of life in Which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith; living life as a monk
theocracy
scorn
monasticism
matrilineal
32. Faithfulness; allegiance; loyalty
pastoral
evangelize
eradicate
fealty
33. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
decadent
pluralism
manifestation
inevitable
34. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
evangelize
aristocracy
patrilineal
status
35. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
harem
manifestation
congregate
status
36. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
medieval
puritanical
affiliation
suppressed
37. To wipe out; to destroy
eradicate
investiture
doctrine
congregate
38. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
piety
harem
abdicate
puritanical
39. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
abdicate
mystic
inevitable
ethics
40. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
affiliation
autonomy
primogeniture
manifestation
41. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
morality
inevitable
hastened
subsequent
42. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
mystic
inextricable
venerate
indigenous
43. Natural - inborn
affiliation
innate
puritanical
pluralism
44. Code of morality
evangelize
uniformity
imperial
ethics
45. Death rate
lineage
heretic
mortality
imperial
46. Predicted; foretold
emulate
venerate
manifestation
prophesized
47. The ceremony of installing a new monarch
pagan
pluralism
investiture
heretic
48. Philosophy
positivism
maritime
faction
ecclesiastic
49. Strive to equal or match - especially by imitating
emulate
concubine
prophesized
primogeniture
50. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
patronage
positivism
patrilineal
sect