Global 9 Midterm Vocabulary (Vanessa)

Question 1

Monsoon

Answer 1

-a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain.

Question 2

Bubonic Plague

Answer 2

• the most common form of plague in humans that involved a terrible fever.

Question 3

Hinduism

Answer 3

• a religion that spread throughout South Asia, etc.

Question 4

Buddhism

Answer 4

• a religion represented by many groups throughout Asia, etc.

Question 5

Reincarnation

Answer 5

• the rebirth of one’s soul into another body, new life.

Question 6

Moksha

Answer 6

• release from the cycle of rebirth. This was a belief of Hinduism.

Question 7

Nirvana

Answer 7

people will not ever suffer, desire, nor sense of self ever again, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.

Question 8

Eightfold Path

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• the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.

Question 9

Sanskrit

Answer 9

-an ancient language of India.

Question 10

Caste System

Answer 10

• a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity.

Question 11

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 11

-the spread of culture to another society.

Question 12

Judaism

Answer 12

-the monotheistic religion of the Jews.

Question 13

Christianity

Answer 13

• the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.

Question 14

Islam

Answer 14

• the religion of Muslims.

Question 15

Ten Commandments

Answer 15

-laws of Moses toward God.

Question 16

Five Pillars

Answer 16

-the five ways to live a holy life, Islamic Religion.

Question 17

Torah

Answer 17

-the law of God in Judaism.

Question 18

Animism

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Shintoism

Answer 19

-the ancient indigenous religion of Japan

Question 20

Four Noble Truths

Answer 20

-the four central beliefs of Buddhist teachings.

Question 21

Polytheistic

Answer 21

-belief in more than one God..

Question 22

Monotheism

Answer 22

-belief in one God.

Question 23

Code of Hammurabi

Answer 23

• well preserved Babylonian law code that taught respect to those who followed it.

Question 24

Brahma

Answer 24

-person of priesthood.

Question 25

Silk Road

Answer 25

• an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean. (4,000 miles)

Question 26

Middle Kingdom

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Confucianism

Answer 27

• a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.

Question 28

Pax Romana

Answer 28

-Roman Peace.

Question 29

Guilds

Answer 29

• a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants.

Question 30

Democracy

Answer 30

• a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Question 31

Dharma

Answer 31

• the principle of order by the religion Buddhism.

Question 32

Hieroglyphics

Answer 32

-form of ancient writing.

Question 33

Cuneiform

Answer 33

• the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit.

Question 34

Fertile Crescent

Answer 34

• a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates River.

Question 35

Hagia Sophia

Answer 35

masterpiece of Byzantine Empire.

Question 36

Justinian’s Code

Answer 36

-collection of Roman laws.

Question 37

Terrance Farming

Answer 37

• are pieces of land that have been cut up successively, and recede flat surfaces or platforms for easier farming.

Question 38

Commercial Revolution

Answer 38

• was a period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism.

Question 39

Chivalry

Answer 39

• the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.

Question 40

One Hundred Years War

Answer 40

• was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France for control of the French throne.

Question 41

Manorialism

Answer 41

• an essential element of feudal society, allowed Lords and serfs to work to prosper together. Lords would allow Serfs to borrow land in return for a small pay of their profit. Any remaining food, that had been harvested from their farm, was then given to support his/her own family as needed.