Everything In APWH Flashcards
Barbarian
A member of a group or a tribe that is no apart of the Greeks Romans or Christians
Aristocracy
Coming from the greek meaning rule of the best. A government system where the nobles (aristocrats) are the highest power
Brahmins
A member of the highest Hindu class that is the priesthood
Bureaucracy
A government system where bureaucrats make most of the decisions, manage and control the government
Civilization
The stage of human social development that it considered a high society
Deity
I god or goddess with divine status
Democracy
A system of government where the population members elect representatives presidents etc.
Dharma
The caste position and career determined by a persons birth. Hindu culture required that one must accept ones social position and perform occupation to the best of visibility in order to have a better situation in life
Mandate of heaven
The divine right that someone is the right to rule
Pagan
The person holding religious beliefs that are a part of the major world religions
Pastoralism
Of a relating to farming where grading sheep and herding cattle happen
Secular
Attitude activities and other things I have no religious relation
Bodhisattva
Only men built-up spiritual merits during their lifetimes prayers even after death could avoid people to achieve reflective holiness
Caste system
In India this with the government system that established a hierarchy that set the social system