Concept Vocabulary

4. The belief that all events, including human actions, are established or decided in advance (by God).
6. A division of a society based on social and economic status.
8. The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.
11. The dominant social system in medieval Europe.
15. The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.
16. A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
18. Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.

1. The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.
2. A person thought to have magic powers, especially evil ones, popularly depicted as a woman.
3. The ability to act at one's own discretion.
5. Of, from, or like God or a god.
7. A strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work.
9. The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
10. The role or behavior considered to be appropriate to a particular gender as determined by cultural norms.
12. A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.
13. Feeling responsible or regretful for a perceived offense, real or imaginary.
14. A cruel and oppressive ruler.
17. The development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.