Vocab Flashcards

(41 cards)

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Monsoon

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Seasonal wind in India

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Bubonic Plague

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The most common form of plague in humans charaterized by fever deliruim .

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Hinduism

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A mayor religious culture

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Buddhism

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A religion represented by the many groups especially in Asia.

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Reincarnation

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In hindu belief in rebirth of the soul in another bodly form .

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Moksha

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In hindu belief the ultimate goal of exitenceis achieving union with brahman

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Nirvana

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In Buddisium a union with the unisverse and release from the cycle of rebirth .

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Eightfold Path

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The path to Nirvana , comprising 8 aspects .

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Sanskirt

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An ancient Indic language of India

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Caste System

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A social structure in which classes are determinded .

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Cultural Diffusion

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Spread of idea costoms and technologies from one people to another .

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Judaism

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The monothestic religion of the Jews .

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Christianity

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The religion based on the person and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth or its beliefs and practices

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Islam

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The religion of musliums a monotheistic faith.

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Ten Commandments

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Decalogue: The Bibical commendments of moses

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Five Pillars

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The 5 basic acts in Islam

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Torah

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The law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first 5 books of the Hewbrew scriptures

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Animism

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Belief that spirts and forces may live in animals objects or dreams .

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Shintoism

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The ancient religion of Japan .

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Four Noble Truths

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The 4 central beliefs

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Polytheism

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Believing in many gods

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Monotheism

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Believing in only one God .

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Code of Hammurabi

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Well perserved Babylonian law code

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Brahma

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Ultimate reality .

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Dharma
An indivual religious and moarl duties
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Silk Road
An accient trade route between China and the mediterian
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Middle Kingdom
Common names for China
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Confucianism
A system of philosophcal & ethical teaching founded by confucis .
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Pax Romana
The peace that existed between nations within the Roman Empire .
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Guilds
Association of merchants
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Democracy
Goverment in within the people hold ruling power .
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Hieroglyphics
Form of picture writting developed by the ancient egypt .
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Cuneiform
Wedge shapped uoritting of the ancient .
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Fertile Crescent
A geographicalareaof fertile land .
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Hagia Sophia
6th century master piece of the Byzantine architecture .
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Justinian's Code
A collection of fundamental laws work . Issued and orderd by Justinian .
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Terrace Farming
A piece of sloped plan that has been cut into sences .
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Cammerical Revolution
Mercantilism which lasted .
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Chivalry
Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Age.
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One Hundred years War
Series of conflicts between the kingdom of England and th kingdom of France for the control of France throne .
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Manorialism
Esstential element of the fuedual society .