Global 9 David Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Monsoon

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a seasonal prevailing wind

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Bubonic Plague

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A contagious, often fatal epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia

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Hinduism

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dominant religion of the Indian subcontinent

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Buddhism

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nontheistic religion that encompasses a variety of traditions

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5
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Reincarnation

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life after death

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6
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Moksha

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lease from samsara and liberation from karma

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7
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Nirvana

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state of happiness

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8
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Eightfold Path

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principal teachings of the Buddha

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9
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Sanskirt

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the outside of a town

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10
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Caste System

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a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity

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Cultural Diffuson

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spreading ideas from one culture to another.

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Judaism

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the monotheistic religion of the Jews.

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Christianity

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A monotheistic religon

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Islam

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a place in the middle east

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Ten commandments

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christian guildlines

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Five pillars

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The Five Pillars of Islam are five basic acts in Islam

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17
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Torah

18
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Animism

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is the worldview that non-human entities

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Shintoism

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Shinto is the native religion in Japan

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Four Noble truths

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four principles which contain the essence of the Buddha’s teachings

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Polytheism

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Monotheism

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Code of Hammurabi

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Brahma

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Dharma
what you do good
26
Silk Road
Trade route
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Middle kingdom
is the period in the history of ancient Egypt between about 2050 BC and 1650 BC
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Confucianism
way of life
29
Pax Romana
Golden age of Rome
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Guilds
is an association of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a particular town
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Democracy
type of government
32
Hieroglyphics
ancient Egyptian writing
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Cuneiform
Cuneiform script is one of the earliest known systems of writing
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Fertile Crescent
crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land of otherwise arid and semi-arid Western Asia,
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Hagia Sophia
6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul
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Justinian's code
Set of rules
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Terrace farming
a practiced way of farming
38
Commercial Revolution
was a period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism which lasted from approximately the 13th century
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Chivarly
army
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One hundred years war
was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453