Midterm Review Flashcards
(41 cards)
Monsoon
A seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
Bubonic Plague
A form of the “Black Death” plague that was said to have nearly killed off a quarter of Europe population
Hinduism
A religion of India that emphasizes freedom from the materials through purification of desires and forgetting unnecessary things
Buddhism
Created by Buddha and followed by most of Asian countries. It involves the Eightfold Path, and the Four Noble truths.
Reincarnation
After death your sole is reborn into a new person
Moksha
In Hinduism it is nirvana from the cycle of rebirth
Nirvana
Final release in the cycle of reincarnation
Eightfold Path
the pursuits That Buddha taught that included seeking enlightenment, comprising right understanding, motives, speech, action, means of livelihood, effort, intellectual activity, and contemplation.
Sanskrit
An ancient Hindu language
Caste System
The social structure that the Hindus used
Cultural Diffusion
The spreading of one’s culture
Judaism
The belief that the Jewish people follow about Jesus and God (Yahweh)
Christianity
The belief in God and Jesus and the New testament
Islam
Religious faith of Muslims
Ten Commandments
God’s laws giving to Moses to give to the Jewish people
Five pillars
The basic commands of Islamic religion
Torah
The Jewish peoples bible, consisting only of the old testament
Animism
The belief in spiritual beings
Shintoism
Native religion of Japan that worships nature and ancestors
Four Noble Truths
the teachings of Buddha: all life is suffering, the cause of suffering is ignorant desire, this desire can be destroyed, the means to this is the Eightfold Path.
Polytheism
The belief in more than one god
Monotheism
The belief in only one god
Code of Hammurabi
One of the first sets of organized laws
Brahma
The Hindu god
