revie vocab flash cards

Question 1

monsoon

Answer 1

seasonal wind in india

Question 2

bubonic plague

Answer 2

an infectious disease transmitted by fleas

Question 3

Hinduism

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a polytheistic religion

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Buddhism

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in India based on many core concepts of Hinduism belief is reincarnation

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reincarnation

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the rebirth of the soul into another body

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moksha

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in Hinduism the release from the cycle of reincarnation thru unification with brahma

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nirvana

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in Buddhism spiritual enlightenment

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eight fold path

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code of behavior for followers of Buddhism

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Sanskrit

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the extinct language of ancient India

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caste system

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a rigid social class system in Hinduism

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cultural diffusion

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the spreading of ideas through contact such as trade and war

Question 12

Judaism

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oldest monotheistic religion

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Christianity

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he most popular monotheistic religion

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Islam

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the youngest of the worlds monotheistic religions and the followers are Muslim

Question 15

10 commandments

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the ten laws given to Moses by god according to the bible

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five pillars

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code of behavior for followers of Islam

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Torah

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the holy book of Judaism

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animism

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the oldest belief system that practices nature worship

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Shintoism

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religion of japan which means way of gods focus on nature

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four noble truths

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the nature of human suffering and its relation to desire

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polytheistic

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the belief in many gods

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monotheistic

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the belief in one god

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code of Hammurabi

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oldest written system of law in Babylonia

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brahma

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Hindu god called the creator

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dharma

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the act of fulfilling ones duty in life associated with Hinduism and Buddhism

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silk road

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trade route from china to middle east

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middle kingdom

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term used b ancient china and Greece

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Confucianism

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social order and respect started by the Chinese philosopher Confucious

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Pax Pomana

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a period of peace through the roman empire

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guilds

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an association of merchants and artisans protecting their economic interests in the middle ages

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democracy

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a system of government in which citizens hold the legislative, judicial and executive power on majority rule

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hieroglyphics

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form of picture writing in ancient Egypt

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cuneiform

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early form of writing used in Mesopotamia

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fertile crescent

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crescent shape region of fertile land in the middle east

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Hagia Sophia

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architectual monument in the byzantine empire

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Justinian’s code

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a code of laws in the byzantine empire

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terrace farming

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developed by the Incas using steps to farm

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commercial revolution

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a dramatic change in the economy in Europe at the end of the middle ages characterized by towns and trade

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chivalry

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code of conduct for knights and nobles

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100 years war

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a series of war between England and France

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Manorialism

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the three classes of the manor system