Midterm Vocabulary Flashcards

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Monsoon

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Severe storm in Asia cause damage to anything and everything

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Bubonic Plague

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Also known as the Black Plague, fattile sickness that spread across Europe in the 14th century

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3
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Hinduism

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Religion of India created by the people of southern Asia

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Buddhism

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A religion represented my many groups that contains many forms of the Buddhist Doctrine

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5
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Riencarnation

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The soul of a person transfers bodies upon death

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Moksha

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The ultimate goal for Hinduism is to achieve union with Brahman

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7
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Nirvana

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Union with the universe and release from cycle of rebirth in Buddhism

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Eightfold Path

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In Buddhism, the path to Nirvana which an individual must pass eight aspects of practice

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9
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Sanskrit

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Ancient language of India used by the Hindus

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10
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Caste System

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Social class system in which classes are determined by heredity

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Culture Diffusion

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The exchange of cultures upon regions between individuals

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12
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Judaism

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Monotheistic religion of Jewish people

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13
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Christainity

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Religion based on the teachings of Jesus

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14
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Islam

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Religion of the Muslims which is a monotheistic religion

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15
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Ten Commandments

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10 basic rules of God in the religion of Christianity

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16
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Five Pillars

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The 5 basic acts of Islam

1) There is one God
2) Prey 5 times a day
3) Fast and practice self control during Ramadan
4) Give to poor and needy
5) Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime

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17
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Torah

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Holy book of the Jewish religion

18
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Animism

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Belief that spirits and forces live in animals, objects, and dreams

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Shintoism

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Ancient religion of Japan

20
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Four Noble Truths

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The 4 central beliefs of the Buddhist teaching

21
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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods

22
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Monotheism

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Belief in one god

23
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Code of Hammurabi

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unfair code of laws of the Babylonian society used in 1772 BC

24
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Brahma

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The ultimate reality underlying all phenomena of Hinduism

25
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Dharma

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The religious and moral duties of Hundus

26
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Silk Road

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Main trade route of China connecting Asia and Europe in 114 BC by the Han Dynasty of China

27
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Middle Kingdom

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Common name for China made by the Chinese ethnicity

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Confucianism

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Way of life; ethical teachings developed and founded by Mencius

29
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Pax Romana

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The golden age of the Roman Empire

30
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Guilds

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A group of people who have the same job who protect their goods

31
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Democracy

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Government in which all people have equal power

32
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Hierogliphics

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Form of pictures which symbolizes words and phrases used by the ancient Egyptians

33
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Cuneiform

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Wedged shaped writing used by the late Sumerians

34
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Fertile Cresent

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Geographic area of fertile soil in the middle east

35
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Hagia Sophia

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Masterpiece of the Byzantine architecture in Constantinople

36
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Justinian’s Code

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Code of laws for the Byzantine Empire that was adopted from the Roman Empire

37
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Terrace Farming

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Piece of fertile sloped land which was divided in to horizontal pieces

38
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Commercial Revolution

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Period of economic wealth for Europe

39
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Chivalry

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Unwritten code of laws that has to be followed by knights during Medieval Times

40
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One Hundred Years War

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Series of conflicts from 1337 to 1453 between the kingdoms of England and France

41
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Manorialism

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Essential element of feudal society was the organized principle of rural economy that started in the Roman Empire