Midterm Vocabulary Flashcards
Monsoon
Severe storm in Asia cause damage to anything and everything
Bubonic Plague
Also known as the Black Plague, fattile sickness that spread across Europe in the 14th century
Hinduism
Religion of India created by the people of southern Asia
Buddhism
A religion represented my many groups that contains many forms of the Buddhist Doctrine
Riencarnation
The soul of a person transfers bodies upon death
Moksha
The ultimate goal for Hinduism is to achieve union with Brahman
Nirvana
Union with the universe and release from cycle of rebirth in Buddhism
Eightfold Path
In Buddhism, the path to Nirvana which an individual must pass eight aspects of practice
Sanskrit
Ancient language of India used by the Hindus
Caste System
Social class system in which classes are determined by heredity
Culture Diffusion
The exchange of cultures upon regions between individuals
Judaism
Monotheistic religion of Jewish people
Christainity
Religion based on the teachings of Jesus
Islam
Religion of the Muslims which is a monotheistic religion
Ten Commandments
10 basic rules of God in the religion of Christianity
Five Pillars
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
Torah
Holy book of the Jewish religion
Animism
Belief that spirits and forces live in animals, objects, and dreams
Shintoism
Ancient religion of Japan
Four Noble Truths
The 4 central beliefs of the Buddhist teaching
Polytheism
Belief in many gods
Monotheism
Belief in one god
Code of Hammurabi
unfair code of laws of the Babylonian society used in 1772 BC
Brahma
The ultimate reality underlying all phenomena of Hinduism
Dharma
The religious and moral duties of Hundus
Silk Road
Main trade route of China connecting Asia and Europe in 114 BC by the Han Dynasty of China
Middle Kingdom
Common name for China made by the Chinese ethnicity
Confucianism
Way of life; ethical teachings developed and founded by Mencius
Pax Romana
The golden age of the Roman Empire
Guilds
A group of people who have the same job who protect their goods
Democracy
Government in which all people have equal power
Hierogliphics
Form of pictures which symbolizes words and phrases used by the ancient Egyptians
Cuneiform
Wedged shaped writing used by the late Sumerians
Fertile Cresent
Geographic area of fertile soil in the middle east
Hagia Sophia
Masterpiece of the Byzantine architecture in Constantinople
Justinian’s Code
Code of laws for the Byzantine Empire that was adopted from the Roman Empire
Terrace Farming
Piece of fertile sloped land which was divided in to horizontal pieces
Commercial Revolution
Period of economic wealth for Europe
Chivalry
Unwritten code of laws that has to be followed by knights during Medieval Times
One Hundred Years War
Series of conflicts from 1337 to 1453 between the kingdoms of England and France
Manorialism
Essential element of feudal society was the organized principle of rural economy that started in the Roman Empire
