mid-term Flashcards

1
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monsoon

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it tells you what time of season it is and if its ending or begining

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2
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bubonic plague

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a very common plague

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3
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hindusm

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a major religon

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4
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buddhism

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a religion named after there god buddha

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5
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reincarnation

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the rebirth of someone

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6
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moksha

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when your let go from the cycle of reincarnation

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7
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nirvana

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its a time when suffering, desire, or sense of self disaperes for karma

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8
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eight fold path

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its the teachings of buddha

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9
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sanskrit

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a old indian language used to write

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10
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caste systems

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a socail structure for many cultures

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11
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cultural system

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the combination of different elements

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12
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judaism

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a religion for jews

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13
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christianity

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the religion on the teaching of Jesus

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14
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islam

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the religion for Muslims

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15
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ten commandments

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commandments of Moses

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16
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five pillars

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the five basic things you should do as a islamic person

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17
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torah

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the law of God as shown to Moses and he wrote five books

18
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animism

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the belief that supernatural powers organizes the material universe

19
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shintoism

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an old japan religion characterized by nature spirits

20
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four noble truths

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four beliefs saying Buddhist teaching

21
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polytheism

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the belief in more than one god

22
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monotheism

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belief in one god

23
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code of hammurabi

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Babylonian law code from 1772

24
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brahma

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a god for the hidues

25
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dharma

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protection

26
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silk road

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ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean

27
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middle kingdom

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names of Chinese cultures

28
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confucianism

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teachings by Confucius

29
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pax romana

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peace that existed in the Roman Empire

30
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guilds

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a medieval group of craftsmen or merchants

31
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democracy

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a system of government

32
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hieroglyphics

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a type of Egyptian writing

33
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cuneiform

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ancient writing of Mesopotamia

34
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fertile crescent

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fertile land in the Middle East

35
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hagia sophia

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masterpiece of Byzantine architecture

36
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justinian’s code

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the works of justinian the emporer made in 529 to 534

37
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terrace farming

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wood or something cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms

38
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commercial revolution

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a period of European economic expansion

39
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chivalry

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a knights code for them to live by

40
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one hundred years war

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series of conflicts From to 1453

41
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manorialism

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a rural economy for three classses