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Global 9 David Flashcards

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Monsoon

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a seasonal prevailing wind

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Bubonic Plague

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A contagious, often fatal epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia

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Hinduism

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dominant religion of the Indian subcontinent

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Buddhism

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nontheistic religion that encompasses a variety of traditions

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Reincarnation

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life after death

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Moksha

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lease from samsara and liberation from karma

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Nirvana

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state of happiness

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Eightfold Path

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principal teachings of the Buddha

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Sanskirt

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the outside of a town

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Caste System

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a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity

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Cultural Diffuson

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spreading ideas from one culture to another.

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Judaism

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the monotheistic religion of the Jews.

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Christianity

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A monotheistic religon

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Islam

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a place in the middle east

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Ten commandments

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christian guildlines

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Five pillars

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The Five Pillars of Islam are five basic acts in Islam

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Torah

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God

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Animism

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is the worldview that non-human entities

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Shintoism

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Shinto is the native religion in Japan

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Four Noble truths

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four principles which contain the essence of the Buddha’s teachings

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Polytheism

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single

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Monotheism

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many

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Code of Hammurabi

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set of rules

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Brahma

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god

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Dharma

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what you do good

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Silk Road

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Trade route

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Middle kingdom

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is the period in the history of ancient Egypt between about 2050 BC and 1650 BC

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Confucianism

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way of life

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Pax Romana

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Golden age of Rome

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Guilds

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is an association of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a particular town

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Democracy

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type of government

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Hieroglyphics

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ancient Egyptian writing

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Cuneiform

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Cuneiform script is one of the earliest known systems of writing

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Fertile Crescent

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crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land of otherwise arid and semi-arid Western Asia,

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Hagia Sophia

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6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul

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Justinian’s code

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Set of rules

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Terrace farming

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a practiced way of farming

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Commercial Revolution

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was a period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism which lasted from approximately the 13th century

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Chivarly

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army

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One hundred years war

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was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453

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