Midterm Review Randy Layburn Flashcards
Monsoon
a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of south and southwest Asia blowing from the southwest between may and September.
bubonic plague
the most common form of plague in humans, characterized by fever, delirium and the formation of buboes.
Hinduism
a major religious and cultural tradition of South Aisa developed from vdic religion
Buddhism
a religion represted by the many groups that profess various forms of Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha
Reincarnation
the rebirth of a soul in a new body
Moksha
release from the birth cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma
nirvana
a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering desire not sense of self and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. it represents the final goal of Buddhism.
eightfold path
the path to nirvana composing eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views intention speech action livliehood effort mindfulles and concetion.
Sanskrit
an ancient indic language of india in which the hindu scriptures and classical indian epic poems are written and from which many northern indian languages are derived.
caste system
a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
cultural diffusion
in cutral anthropology and cultural geography cultural diffusion as first conceptualized by Alfred L….
Judaism
the monotheistic religion of the Jews.
Christianity
the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth or its beliefs and practices.
Islam
the religion of the Muslims a monthestic faith regarded as revealed through mudammad as the prophet of alah.
ten commandments
the biblical commandments of mosses
five pillars
the five pillars are five basic acts in Islam considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of the Muslim life.
torah
the law of god as revealed to moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scpiptures.
animism
the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and anmitates te material universe.
Shintoism
the ancient indigenous religion of japanlacking formal dogma characterized by a veneration of nature spirts and of ancestors.
four noble truths
the for central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching.
Polytheism
the belief in or worship of more than one god.
Monotheism
the doctrine or belief that there is only one god.
Code of Hammurabi
this is a well preserved Babylonian law code dating back to about 1772 BC. it is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world….
Brahmaputra
an Asian river; flows into the bay of Bengal
Dharma
the pricible of cosmic order; the teaching or religion of the Buddha.
Silk Road
an ancient trade route between china and the Mediterranean followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach cathay
Middle Kingdom
A common class system in china and the middle east.
Confucianism
a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by the Confucius and developed by Mencius.
Pax Romana
the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire.
guild
a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants often having considerable power.
democracy
a system of government by the wholepopulation or all eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
hieroglyphics
writhing consisting of hieroglyphs.
Cuneiform
denoating or relationg to the wedge shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopatamia Persia and Ugarit survinging mainly impressed on clay tablets.
Fertile Crescent
a georghical area of fertile land in the middle east stretching in a board semicircle from the nile to the tigris and Euphrates
Higia Sophia
a 6th centuary masterpiece of Byzentine archtientrl in istanbul
Justinians Code
the corpus juris civils is the modern name for a collection of fudameantal works in jurisprudence issued from 529 50 534 by order of Justians I eastern Roman emperor…
Terrace Farming
a piece of land separated by A FROUP AND LORDS AND NPOBELS
Commercial Revelution
European economic expansion
Chivalry
the medival knightly system with its religious moral and social code.
100 years of war
It was a time period of long fought out wars.
