Global period 3 Andres Campos

Question 1

monsoon

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: a wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia that brings heavy rains in the summer

Question 2

bubonic plague

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a very serious disease that is spread especially by rats and that killed many people in the Middle Ages

Question 3

Hinduism

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the main religion of India which includes the worship of many gods and the belief that after you die you return to life in a different form

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Buddhism

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a religion of eastern and central Asia that is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha

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reincarnation

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the idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death

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moksha

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release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma.

Question 7

nirvana

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the state of perfect happiness and peace in Buddhism where there is release from all forms of suffering

Question 8

eightfold path

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way to achieve nirvana: in Buddhism, the means of achieving nirvana, emphasizing adherence to truth and moral values and comprising eight aspects.

Question 9

Sanskrit

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a language that was spoken many years ago in India and is still used in the practice of Hinduism

Question 10

castle system

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a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity class structure - the organization of classes within a society

Question 11

cultural diffusion

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act of diffusing; state of being diffused.

Question 12

Judaism

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the religion developed among the ancient Hebrews that stresses belief in God and faithfulness to the laws of the Torah : the religion of the Jewish people

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Christianity

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the religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ

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Islam

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the religion which teaches that there is only one God and that Muhammad is God’s prophet : the religion of Muslims

Question 15

ten commandments

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the ethical commandments of God given according to biblical accounts to Moses by voice and by writing on stone tablets on Mount Sinai

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five pillars

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the basic precepts of Islam, including belief in Allah and Muhammad the prophet, prayer, charity or almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca; also called Five Pillars, Pillars of Islam

Question 17

torah

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the body of wisdom and law contained in Jewish Scripture and other sacred literature and oral tradition

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animism

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a doctrine that the vital principle of organic development is immaterial spirit

Question 19

Shintoism

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the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.

adjective

Question 20

four noble truth

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the doctrines of Buddha: all life is suffering, the cause of suffering is ignorant desire, this desire can be destroyed, the means to this is the Eightfold Path.

Question 21

polytheism

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belief in or worship of more than one god

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monotheism

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the doctrine or belief that there is but one God

Question 23

code of Hammurabi

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the set of laws drawn up by Babylonian king Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC, the earliest code known in its entirety

Question 24

brahma

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the creator god of the Hindu sacred triad

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dharma

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Hinduism : an individual’s duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law

Question 26

silk road

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ancient trade route that extended from China to the Mediterranean Sea

Question 27

middle kingdom

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the period in the history of ancient Egypt, c2000–1785 b.c., comprising the 11th to 14th dynasties. Compare New Kingdom, Old Kingdom.

Question 28

Confucianism

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the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.

Question 29

Pax Romana

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the Roman peace; the long period of stability under the Roman Empire

Question 30

guilds

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an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.

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democracy

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a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting

Question 32

hieroglyphics

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a system of hieroglyphic writing; specifically : the picture script of the ancient Egyptian priesthood —often used in plural but singular or plural in construction

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cuneiform

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Cuneiform script is one of the earliest known systems of writing, distinguished by its “wedge-shaped” marks on clay tablets,

Question 34

fertile crescent

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semicircle of fertile land stretching from SE coast of Mediterranean around Syrian Desert N of Arabia to Persian Gulf

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hagia sophia

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a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century

Question 36

justinians code

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The Corpus Juris Civilis is the modern name for a collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence, issued from 529 to 534 by order of Justinian I, Eastern Roman Emperor.

Question 37

terrace farming

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Terraced paddy fields are used widely in rice, wheat and barley farming in east, south, and southeast Asia, as well as other places.

Question 38

commercial revolution

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a period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism

Question 39

chivalry

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the system of values (such as loyalty and honor) that knights in the Middle Ages were expected to follow

Question 40

one hundred years war

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the series of wars fought intermittently between England and France from 1337–1453: after early victories the English were expelled from all of France except Calais

Question 41

monorialism

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the system of manorial social and political organization, as in the Middle Ages.