midterm vocab

Question 1

monsoon

Answer 1

seasonal prevailing winds in south and south east Asia

Question 2

bubonic plague

Answer 2

disease that killed almost half of Europe’s population

Question 3

Hinduism

Answer 3

a religion in ancient India and asia

Question 4

Buddhism

Answer 4

another religion in ancient india and asia

Question 5

reincarnation

Answer 5

the belief that once u die u come back in a second life

Question 6

moksha

Answer 6

union with Brahman

Question 7

nirvana

Answer 7

freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnation

Question 8

eight fold path

Answer 8

the path u must fallow to reach nirvana

Question 9

sanskrit

Answer 9

an ancient form of writing

Question 10

caste system

Answer 10

the social system of ancient india

Question 11

cultural diffusion

Answer 11

the spread of cultures

Question 12

judaism

Answer 12

the monotheistic relifion of the jews

Question 13

chrisianity

Answer 13

the religion based on the teaching of jesus

Question 14

islam

Answer 14

the religion based on the teachings of the profit muhammad

Question 15

ten commandments

Answer 15

the rules to live by for christianity and judaism

Question 16

five pillars

Answer 16

the rules to live my for islam

Question 17

torah

Answer 17

the religious text of the jews

Question 18

animism

Answer 18

the belief that all living things have a spirit

Question 19

shintoism

Answer 19

the ancient indegenous religion of japan

Question 20

four noble truths

Answer 20

the four central beliefs containing the essance of buddhist teaching

Question 21

polytheism

Answer 21

a religion with more than one god

Question 22

monotheism

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religion with one god `

Question 23

brahma

Answer 23

one of the central hindu gods (the creator)

Question 24

dharma

Answer 24

the religious and moral duties of an individual

Question 25

code of hammurabi

Answer 25

the first written code of laws in mesopotamia

Question 26

silk road

Answer 26

trade rout from china to the middle east

Question 27

middle kingdom

Answer 27

refers to china uring a certain period due to the belief they were in the midle of the earth

Question 28

confucianism

Answer 28

religion about the teaching of confuscious

Question 29

pax romana

Answer 29

raman peace

Question 30

guilds

Answer 30

associations of craftsman in fuedal europe

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democracy

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a system of government in which important decision are made by the vote of the people

Question 32

hieroglyphics

Answer 32

acient form for egyptian writing

Question 33

cuneiform

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ancient form of writing in mesopotamia

Question 34

fertal cresent

Answer 34

area of fertile land that streches from the nile to the tigris and euphrates rivers

Question 35

hagia sophia

Answer 35

a church built during the byzantine empire

Question 36

justinians code

Answer 36

the first written code of laws in the byzantine empire

Question 37

terrace farming

Answer 37

a form of farming that uses "steps" carved into the side of a mountain

Question 38

commercial revolution

Answer 38

Commercial Revolution was a period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism which lasted from approximately the 16th century until the early 18th century.

Question 39

chivalry

Answer 39

the code of conduct for midieval knights

Question 40

one hundred years war

Answer 40

a war fought between england and france for control of the french throne

Question 41

manorialism

Answer 41

economic system based moainly on barter in the middle ages