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Unit 0 set Flashcards

1
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compound bow

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Neolithic revolution

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2
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Farming system where animals (cattle, goats, camels) are taken to different locations in order to find fresh pastures.

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nomadic pastoralism

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3
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belief in more than one god

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polytheism

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4
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A form of social organization in which males dominate over females in power

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patriarchy

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5
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A government controlled by religious leaders

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theocracy

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6
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a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

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city state

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7
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Africa, Europe, Asia (also known as the Old World)

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afro eurasia

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Religions involving animal and possible human sacrifice along with ritual practices because they thought it would keep the world at peace only through that

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vedic religion

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9
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belief in only one god

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monotheism

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10
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First five books of the Bible. (Jewish religions sacred text)

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torah

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11
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the scattering of the Jewish people to many different places outside their homeland due to persecution

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jewish dispora

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12
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sacred Hindu poem, they base their beliefs in values on this text

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rig vedas

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13
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A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything

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brahman

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14
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In Hinduism and Buddhism, the belief that a soul/atka will be reborn after death

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reincarnation

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(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person’s actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation/next life

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karma

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16
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A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life

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caste system

17
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Founder of Buddhism, known as Buddah

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Siddhartha gautama

18
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The state of enlightenment/ connection with the eternal spirit for Buddhists.

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nirvana

19
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The Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Fuzi, who founded confucionaism

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confucius

20
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Confucian belief that respect should be shown to your elders (because they believed that their elders are wiser and know more than you.)

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filial piety

21
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religious practice of honoring the spirits of dead ancestors

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ancestor worship

22
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Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians

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constantine

23
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The practice of living the life of a Monk (A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith)

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monasticism

24
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a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith

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syncretism

25
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A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire

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pax romana

26
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Period in time that ancient China dealt with an enormous amount of disorder and political chaos.

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warring states period

27
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Founder of the short-lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire

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shi Huangdi

28
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Chinese philosophy; taught that people are naturally disobedient and bad, therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws and rules to control them

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legalism

29
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A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature.

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daoism

30
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in China, a dominant group of people who controlled much of the land and produced most of the candidates for civil service

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scholar gentry

31
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a test given to select candidates for positions in the government (predominantly used in ancient China)

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civil service examination

32
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A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials. Its a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials.

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bureacracy

33
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triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind (used in the Indian Ocean trade)

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lateen sail

34
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seasonal wind in India, the winter monsoon brings hot, dry weather and the summer monsoon brings rain. (These carried ships on the Indian Ocean between India and Africa.)

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monsoon winds

35
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unpaid forced labor usually by lower classes, forced upon them by the government

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corvee labor

36
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A Germanic tribe that rebelled against Rome and invaded/conquered over the roman empire.

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visgoths

37
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large nomadic group from northern Asia who would invade territories extending from China to Eastern Europe.

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huns

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