The 9 Greatest Empires of the Middle Ages

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  1. 2. The art and practice of conducting negotiations and maintaining relationships between nations or other entities.
  2. 5. Relating to or characteristic of nomads or their way of life, which involves living in temporary settlements and traveling frequently in search of food and resources.
  3. 6. A skilled craftsman or artist who produces handmade goods.
  4. 8. A system of organization in which people or groups are ranked according to status or authority.
  5. 9. engineering The science and technology of using water to perform various tasks, such as generating power or controlling the flow of water.
  6. 13. The blending of different beliefs or practices from different cultures or religions.
  7. 15. Belief in or worship of multiple gods.
  8. 17. A contagious bacterial disease that causes fever, chills, and respiratory problems, and has historically caused widespread epidemics and pandemics.
  9. 18. A group of travelers or merchants who journey together, usually with pack animals or vehicles.
  10. 20. A method of farming that involves creating level areas on steep hillsides in order to cultivate crops.
  11. 21. A set of rules or standards that define a particular literary or artistic tradition.
  12. 22. A payment made by one state or society to another as a sign of submission or acknowledgement of superiority.
  13. 23. A unique system of record-keeping developed by the Incas, using knotted strings to convey numerical and other information.
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  1. 1. A line of hereditary rulers of a country or empire.
  2. 3. The office or authority of the pope, the bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
  3. 4. Support given by a patron (such as a wealthy person or institution) to an artist, writer, or other creative individual.
  4. 7. A person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord in exchange for land or protection.
  5. 8. A system of writing using pictures or symbols, typically used in ancient Egypt.
  6. 10. A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
  7. 11. A military operation in which an army surrounds and isolates a city, fortress, or other stronghold in order to force it to surrender.
  8. 12. The study of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe.
  9. 13. A system of labor in which peasants or serfs are bound to a lord's estate and obligated to work the land in exchange for protection and other services.
  10. 14. Concentrated in one central location or under a single authority.
  11. 16. Cleverness or originality of thought and invention.
  12. 19. Large, monumental, and uniform in shape or appearance.