OCR GCSE History B key terms

A place within an institution, such as a monastery, where sick people received care.

A rise in prices over time, which reduces what a given amount of money can buy.

A court order requiring someone to do, or stop doing, a particular action; injunctions can provide protection against domestic abuse.

Movement into a place to settle there, including movement from elsewhere within the same country.

Information gathered about opponents, their activities and their plans.

Movement from one place to another within the same country.

The buying and selling of enslaved people within the United States, including their forced movement from the Upper South to the Deep South.

Detention by the state, usually in a guarded camp, without an ordinary criminal trial, on grounds such as wartime security.

Someone who translates spoken language so that people speaking different languages can communicate.

The period between the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, when England was governed without a king.

A person who believed Ireland was a distinct nation and should govern itself. Nationalists differed over whether to seek Home Rule or full independence.

Supplying land with water through channels or other artificial systems so that crops can grow.

The religion followed by Muslims, who believe in one God and recognise Muhammad as God's prophet.

An assignment of the right to collect revenue from an area, used to pay a Mughal official and support his troops; it was not outright ownership of the land.

The Mughal emperor who ruled from 1605 to 1627, succeeding his father Akbar.

Jahangir’s memoirs, also known as the Tuzuk-e Jahangir, recording court life, political events, family matters and his interest in nature.

A member of the wealthy ruling elite in Viking society.

A member of the Society of Jesus, a Catholic religious order involved in missionary work and promoting the Catholic faith.

People connected by Jewish religion, traditions and communal life. Medieval English Jewish communities maintained synagogues, religious learning and links with Jewish communities overseas.

The Mughal emperor’s public appearance at a balcony, allowing subjects to see him and pay their respects. Aurangzeb ended this practice because of its religious associations.

Laws enforcing racial segregation, especially in the southern United States, which separated African Americans and white Americans in public facilities.

Aggressive patriotism which celebrates national power and supports its use against other countries or peoples.

A tax imposed on non-Muslim subjects, reintroduced by Aurangzeb in 1679.

The Viking name for York, which became an important centre of settlement, manufacturing and trade.

A group of people responsible for reaching a verdict of guilty or not guilty in a trial.

A local official, usually an unpaid wealthy landowner, responsible for enforcing laws, dealing with criminal offences and supervising poor relief.

A local official responsible for administering justice, whose duties included organising aspects of law enforcement.