Unit 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Tree dwelling animals

A

Arboreal

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2
Q

One country fell into communism, the neighboring countries would follow like falling dominoes.

A

Domino Theory

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3
Q

very large landmass that is smaller that is smaller than a continent

A

Subcontinent

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4
Q

the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.

A

Animism

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5
Q

highest mountain range

A

Himalaya

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6
Q

all gods of a religion

A

Pantheon

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7
Q

Indian troops under British command

A

Sepoy

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8
Q

division of a place

A

Partition of India

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9
Q

the repeated rebirth of one’s soul in different forms

A

Reincarnation

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10
Q

the importance of doing one’s duty according to one’s station in life

A

Dharma

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11
Q

positive or negative force caused by a persons actions

A

Karma

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12
Q

withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest

A

Boycott

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13
Q

divides Hindus into four main categories -Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras

A

Caste System

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14
Q

Combines Muslim and Hindu beliefs

A

Sikhism

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15
Q

religion that originated in India with a moral code on preserving life.

A

Jainism

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16
Q

a widespread shortage of food

A

Famine

17
Q

a reddish clayey material, hard when dry, forming a topsoil in some tropical or subtropical regions and sometimes used for building

A

Laterite

18
Q

the more conservative of the two major traditions of Buddhism (the other being Mahayana), and a school of Hinayana Buddhism. It is practiced mainly in Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.

A

Theravada

19
Q

fruit of several trees

A

Durian

20
Q

Festival held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon

A

Tazaungdaing

21
Q

Festival of light, on the full moon

A

Tazaungdaing

22
Q

is a traditional garment worn in Thailand

A

Panung

23
Q

a sheet of cloth worn in Burma

A

Longyi

24
Q

farming where food is produced by a family just for their own need

A

Subsistence farming

25
Q

a three wheeled bike for transport

A

Pedicabs

26
Q

capital of Vietnam

A

Hanoi

27
Q

where a lot of money and labor are used to increase the yield that can be obtained per area of land

A

Intensive farming:

28
Q

is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum

A

Opium

29
Q

Buddhist temples that served as monasteries

A

Wats

30
Q

name popularly given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea

A

Khmer Rogue

31
Q

make changes in order to improve it.

A

Reform

32
Q

is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

A

Guerilla warfare

33
Q

country that gives up decision making powers in exchange for protection by a stronger country

A

Protectorate

34
Q

Small scale industries based in a home

A

Cottage industries

35
Q

the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam.

A

Vietnamization