Vocabulary Definitions Flashcards

(41 cards)

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Monsoon

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Prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia

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Bubonic Plague

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The most common form of plague in humans, characterized by fever, delirium, and the formation of buboes

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Hinduism

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A major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia

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Buddhism

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A religion represented by the many groups

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Reincarnation

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Rebirth of a soul to a new body

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Moksha

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The cycle of rebirth

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Nirvana

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A transcendent state

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Eightfold Path

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A path to nirvana

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Sanskrit

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A type of writing

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Caste system

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Social system

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Cultural Diffusion

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The spread of culture

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Judaism

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Monotheistic religion to jews

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Christianity

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The religion with one god

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Islam

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A religion

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Ten Commandments

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A spiritual event in Christianity

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Five Pillars

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A spiritual event in Islamic

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Torah

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Animism

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All natural thing have a soul

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Shintoism

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An ancient religion in Japan

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Four Noble Truths

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Four central beliefs

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Polytheism

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The belief in many gods

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Monotheism

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The belief in one god

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Code of Hammurabi

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A set of Laws

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Brahma

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An Asian River

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Dharma
The principle of cosmic order
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Silk Road
Major trade route
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Middle Kingdom
Now China
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Confucianism
Philosophical teachings
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Pax Romana
Roman golden age
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Guilds
A medieval associations
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Democracy
A type of government
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Hieroglyphics
The Type of writing in Egypt
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Cuneiform
A writing
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Fertile Crescent
River Valleys
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Hagia Sophia
A Church in the Byzantine Empire
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Justinian's Code
A code of laws
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Terrance Farming
A type of Farming
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Commercial Revolution
Economic Expand
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Chivalry
A code of honor
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One Hundred years War
A war
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Manorialism
Essential Element in Feudal System