Vocabulary Flashcards
Monsoon
a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of south and south east Asia
Bubonic Plague
plague caused by a bacterium
Hinduism
a belief, religion of India, worship of many gods, including Brahma as supreme being, a caste system, belief in reincarnation
Buddhism
A religion obtain nirvana, a state of complete peace in which one is free from the distractions of desire and self-consciousness.
Reincarnation
a rebirth of a soul in a new body
Moksha
freedom from the endless cycle of transmigration into a state of bliss
Nirvana
final release from the cycle of reincarnation attained by extinction of all desires and individual existence
Eight fold Path
a code of behavior for followers of Buddhism
Sanskrit
an extinct language of ancient India
Caste system
a system telling what many kinds of social classes such has high class middle class and lower class and they kings are at the high farmers are at the middle and peasants can be at the bottom
cultural diffusion
a mix of all different types of cultures
Judaism
a monotheistic religion and the have been influential and are the basis for more recently developed religions such as Christianity and Islam
Christianity
monotheistic religion developed from Judaism, there are several key differences in its teachings christianity was founded by jesus christ in the 1st century CE
Islam
is the youngest of the world’s major religions. Worshippers of this monotheistic religion are known as Muslims
Ten Commandments
The ten laws given to Moses by God, according to the bible
Five Pillars
islam-No god except Allan, Muhammadan is gods messenger, pray 5 times a day facing mecca, fast and practice self control, give to the poor and need, pilgraming to mecca at least once in a life
Torah
is the testament for the jews
Animism
they believe that anything in nature has a spirit
Shintoism
is the name of the religion observed by the Japanese
Four Noble Truths
the nature of human suffering and its relation to desire is articulated by four statements
Polytheism
believing more than one god
Monotheism
believing in one god`
Code Of Hammurabi
a code of different punishments for the rich and poor
Brahma
Hindu god called The Creater
Dharma
the act of fulfilling one’s duty in life and it has to do with Hinduism and Buddhism
Silk Road
it was a trade route from China to the Middle East. and it was China’s most important export.
and it was the longest trade route
Middle kingdom
was a period of Egyptian history
Confucianism
teaches that there is a natural social order to society which can best be explained through the Five Relationships.
Pax Romana
A 200 hundred year period of relative peace throughout the Roman Empire
Guilds
a group of people that work in crafts
Democracy
A system of government in which the citizens hold the legislative, judicial, and executive power,
Hieroglyphics
a writing system using symbols and art in Ancient Egypt
Cuneiform
another writing system consisted of wedge shaped symbols usually imprinted in clay. and it was used in Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
an area of fertile land in the Middle East, extending around the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates
Hagia Sophia
a church rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine and was renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire
Justinians Code
a Roman law: the legal code of ancient Rome
Terrance Farming
Terrace farms appears as steps cut into a mountainside adaptation allowed both the early Chinese
Commercial Revolution
change in the economy of Europe at the end of the Middle Ages it is an increase in towns and trade, the use of banks and credit, and the establishment of guilds to regulate quality and price
Chivalry
Code of conduct for knight and nobles during European Feudalism
One hundred years war
the series of wars fought between England and France from 1337-1453: after early victories the English
manorialism
aspects of life were centered on the lord’s manor including peasant villages, a church, farm land, a mill, and the lord’s castle or manor house.
