indirect taxation a type of tax that is added to the price of goods and services and paid to the government by the seller. Consumers pay this tax when they buy things. For example, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax included in the price of most items. indulgence a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for (forgiven) sins infrastructure the facilities, services and installations needed for a society to function, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines Inquisition Catholic body that tried people for heresy inselberg an isolated hill, knob, ridge, outcrop or small mountain that rises sharply from the surrounding landscape interconnection the way people, places and environments are linked to each other through natural processes, trade, migration, culture and technology. interest a charge made for the use of money that has been deposited or borrowed intermittent describes a stream that does not always flow internal displacement when people are forced to leave their homes due to conflict or environmental disasters, but remain within their country’s borders internal migration migration within a country investment the direction of money into the purchase of equipment or premises for the establishment of a new business, or the expansion of an existing business jury in a criminal trial, a randomly selected group of people who decide the guilt or innocence of an accused person kabuki a colourful form of theatre combining play-acting, dance and music kana a writing system that represents Japanese syllables keel lowest timber running along the length of a vessel, and upon which the framework of the whole boat is built keep innermost tower of a castle kiln an oven used at high temperatures to heat and harden ceramic items knarr a Viking trading ship knights warriors who followed a code of honour called chivalry; often served nobles or royalty for land ormoney labour the human skills and effort required to produce goods and services lance a long wooden shaft with a steel point used as a weapon by mounted knights landslide a rapid movement of rocks, soil and vegetation down a slope, sometimes caused by an earthquake or by excessive rain Latin the language of ancient Rome and its empire laws the system of rules that Australia recognises as regulating the actions of its citizens, which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties and sanctions leaching a process that occurs in areas of high rainfall; water runs through the soil, dissolving minerals and carrying them into the subsoil. Similar to a coffee pot where water drips through coffee grounds. legislation a law made by parliament liable legally responsible for a civil wrong linen cloth made from flax liquefaction transformation of soil into a fluid, which occurs when vibrations created by an earthquake, or water pressure in a soil mass, cause the soil particles to lose contact with one another and become unstable; for this to happen, the spaces between soil particles must be saturated or near saturated literate able to read and write lithosphere the crust and upper mantle of the Earth long-term goals are personal financial goals that you will want to accomplish in the future e.g. buying a house longhouse a Viking farmhouse with a curved shape like an upturned boat. Particularly large longhouses meant for 30–50 people are often called halls. longphort a fortified base
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