Unit 4 Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
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Tree dwelling animals

A

Arboreal

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2
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One country fell into communism, the neighboring countries would follow like falling dominoes.

A

Domino Theory

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3
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very large landmass that is smaller that is smaller than a continent

A

Subcontinent

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4
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the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.

A

Animism

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5
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highest mountain range

A

Himalaya

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6
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all gods of a religion

A

Pantheon

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7
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Indian troops under British command

A

Sepoy

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8
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division of a place

A

Partition of India

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9
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the repeated rebirth of one’s soul in different forms

A

Reincarnation

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10
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the importance of doing one’s duty according to one’s station in life

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Dharma

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11
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positive or negative force caused by a persons actions

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Karma

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12
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withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest

A

Boycott

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13
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divides Hindus into four main categories -Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras

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Caste System

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14
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Combines Muslim and Hindu beliefs

A

Sikhism

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15
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religion that originated in India with a moral code on preserving life.

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Jainism

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16
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a widespread shortage of food

17
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a reddish clayey material, hard when dry, forming a topsoil in some tropical or subtropical regions and sometimes used for building

18
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the more conservative of the two major traditions of Buddhism (the other being Mahayana), and a school of Hinayana Buddhism. It is practiced mainly in Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.

19
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fruit of several trees

20
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Festival held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon

21
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Festival of light, on the full moon

22
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is a traditional garment worn in Thailand

23
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a sheet of cloth worn in Burma

24
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farming where food is produced by a family just for their own need

A

Subsistence farming

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a three wheeled bike for transport
Pedicabs
26
capital of Vietnam
Hanoi
27
where a lot of money and labor are used to increase the yield that can be obtained per area of land
Intensive farming:
28
is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum
Opium
29
Buddhist temples that served as monasteries
Wats
30
name popularly given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
Khmer Rogue
31
make changes in order to improve it.
Reform
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is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.
Guerilla warfare
33
country that gives up decision making powers in exchange for protection by a stronger country
Protectorate
34
Small scale industries based in a home
Cottage industries
35
the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.
Vietnamization