Global period 3 Andres Campos Flashcards
monsoon
: a wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia that brings heavy rains in the summer
bubonic plague
a very serious disease that is spread especially by rats and that killed many people in the Middle Ages
Hinduism
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
Buddhism
a religion of eastern and central Asia that is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha
reincarnation
the idea or belief that people are born again with a different body after death
moksha
release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma.
nirvana
the state of perfect happiness and peace in Buddhism where there is release from all forms of suffering
eightfold path
way to achieve nirvana: in Buddhism, the means of achieving nirvana, emphasizing adherence to truth and moral values and comprising eight aspects.
Sanskrit
a language that was spoken many years ago in India and is still used in the practice of Hinduism
castle system
a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity class structure - the organization of classes within a society
cultural diffusion
act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
Judaism
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
Christianity
the religion that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ
Islam
the religion which teaches that there is only one God and that Muhammad is God’s prophet : the religion of Muslims
ten commandments
the ethical commandments of God given according to biblical accounts to Moses by voice and by writing on stone tablets on Mount Sinai
five pillars
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
torah
the body of wisdom and law contained in Jewish Scripture and other sacred literature and oral tradition
animism
a doctrine that the vital principle of organic development is immaterial spirit
Shintoism
the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
adjective
four noble truth
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.
polytheism
belief in or worship of more than one god
monotheism
the doctrine or belief that there is but one God
code of Hammurabi
the set of laws drawn up by Babylonian king Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC, the earliest code known in its entirety
brahma
the creator god of the Hindu sacred triad