Midterm vocab - global history

Question 1

Monsoon

Answer 1

Seasonal wind ; in India, the winter monsoon brings hot, dry weather and the summer monsoon brings rain.

Question 2

Bubonic Plaque

Answer 2

The most common form of plague in humans , characterized by fever, delirium and the formation of buboes.

Question 3

Hinduism

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A major, religious cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.

Question 4

Buddhism

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A religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Budda.

Question 5

Reincarnation

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In Hinduism, belief in the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form.

Question 6

Moksha

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In Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence, achieving union with Brahman.

Question 7

Nirvana

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In Buddhism, union with the universe and release from the cycle of birth.

Question 8

Eightfold Path

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The path to Nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which n aspirant must become practiced. (Right views, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. )

Question 9

Sanskrit

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An ancient Indic language of india. The Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived.

Question 10

Caste System

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A social structure in which classes are determined by heredity.

Question 11

Cultural Diffusion

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Spread of ideas, costoms, and technologies from one people to another.

Question 12

Judaism

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The monotheistic religion of the Jews.

Question 13

Christianity

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The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or it’s beliefs and practices.

Question 14

Islam

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The religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the prophet of Allah.

Question 15

Ten Commandments

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Decalogue : The biblical commandments of Moses.

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Five Pillars

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The five basic acts in Islam .

Question 17

Torah

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In Judaism, the law of god as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrews scriptures.

Question 18

Animism

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Belief that spirits and forced may live in animals, objects or dreams.

Question 19

Shintoism

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The ancient Indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma ; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors.

Question 20

Four Noble Truths

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The four central beliefs containing these essence of Buddhist teaching.

Question 21

Polytheism

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Believing in many gods.

Question 22

Monotheism

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Believing in only one god.

Question 23

Code of Hammurabi

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Well- preserved Babylonian law code, dating back to about 1772 B.C.

Question 24

Brahma

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(Hinduism) The ultimate reality underlying all phenomena.

Question 25

Dharma

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In Hindu belief, and individual’s religious and moral duties.

Question 26

Silk Road

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An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles) ; followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century.

Question 27

Middle Kingdom

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Common names for china include Zhongguo and Zhongua, white Han and Tang are common names given for the Chinese ethnicity.

Question 28

Confucianism

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

Question 29

Pax Ramona

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the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire.

Question 30

Guilds

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In Middle Ages, association of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests.

Question 31

Democracy

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Government in which the people had ruling power.

Question 32

Hieroglyphics

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Form or picture writing developed by the Ancient Egyptians.

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Cuneiform

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Wedge- shaped writing of the ancient Sumerians.

Question 34

Fertile Crescent

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

Question 35

Hagia Sophia

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6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul : built as a Christian church, covered to a Mosque in 1453.

Question 36

Justinian’s 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.

Question 37

Terrace Farming

Answer 37

In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of
more effective farming.

Question 38

Commercial Revolution

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A period of European economic expansion colonialism and mercantilism with lasted from the 16th-18th century.

Question 39

Chivalry

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Code of conduct for Knights during the Middle Ages.

Question 40

One Hundred Year’s War

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The Hundred Years’ War 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

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Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe.