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Vocabulary 2 Flashcards

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Secular

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Non religious

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Hieroglyphics

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Egyptian writing system of picture symbols

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Alphabet

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Series of symbols that represent sounds

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Colonies

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Permanent settlements

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Covenant

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Agreement

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Tribes

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Groups having a common language and culture

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Exodus

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Escape

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Prophets

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Religious reformers

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Satrapies

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Persian provinces

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Subcontinent

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Large land mass like a continent but smaller

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Monsoon

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Seasonal winds

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Citadel

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Fortress

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Pictograms

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Picture symbols

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Linguists

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Scientists who study the world’s languages

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Rajah

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Indian chief

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Dasyus

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Enslaved people who performed manual labor for the Aryans

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Varnas

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Four main Aryan social groups

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Brahmans

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Aryan priests

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Reincarnation

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Belief that the soul has to live in many bodies in many lifetimes

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Karma

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Every action of a person in one life influences how he or she will be born in the next life

AP World History (9 decks)

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