Unit 0 set Flashcards
compound bow
Neolithic revolution
Farming system where animals (cattle, goats, camels) are taken to different locations in order to find fresh pastures.
nomadic pastoralism
belief in more than one god
polytheism
A form of social organization in which males dominate over females in power
patriarchy
A government controlled by religious leaders
theocracy
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
city state
Africa, Europe, Asia (also known as the Old World)
afro eurasia
Religions involving animal and possible human sacrifice along with ritual practices because they thought it would keep the world at peace only through that
vedic religion
belief in only one god
monotheism
First five books of the Bible. (Jewish religions sacred text)
torah
the scattering of the Jewish people to many different places outside their homeland due to persecution
jewish dispora
sacred Hindu poem, they base their beliefs in values on this text
rig vedas
A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything
brahman
In Hinduism and Buddhism, the belief that a soul/atka will be reborn after death
reincarnation
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person’s actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation/next life
karma
A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life
caste system
Founder of Buddhism, known as Buddah
Siddhartha gautama
The state of enlightenment/ connection with the eternal spirit for Buddhists.
nirvana
The Chinese philosopher known also as Kong Fuzi, who founded confucionaism
confucius
Confucian belief that respect should be shown to your elders (because they believed that their elders are wiser and know more than you.)
filial piety
religious practice of honoring the spirits of dead ancestors
ancestor worship
Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians
constantine
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)
monasticism
a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith
syncretism
A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman Empire
pax romana
Period in time that ancient China dealt with an enormous amount of disorder and political chaos.
warring states period
Founder of the short-lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire
shi Huangdi
Chinese philosophy; taught that people are naturally disobedient and bad, therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws and rules to control them
legalism
A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature.
daoism
in China, a dominant group of people who controlled much of the land and produced most of the candidates for civil service
scholar gentry
a test given to select candidates for positions in the government (predominantly used in ancient China)
civil service examination
A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials. Its a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials.
bureacracy
triangular sail that made it possible to sail against the wind (used in the Indian Ocean trade)
lateen sail
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.)
monsoon winds
unpaid forced labor usually by lower classes, forced upon them by the government
corvee labor
A Germanic tribe that rebelled against Rome and invaded/conquered over the roman empire.
visgoths
large nomadic group from northern Asia who would invade territories extending from China to Eastern Europe.
huns
