Vocabulary- Mid term

Question 1

Animism

Answer 1

belief that spirits and forces may live in animals, objects, or dreams

Question 2

Brahma

Answer 2

according to Aryan belief the single spiritual power that resides in all things

Question 3

Bubonic Plague

Answer 3

the most common form of plague in humans, characterized by fever, delirium

Question 4

Buddhism

Answer 4

a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha

Question 5

Caste system

Answer 5

traditional indian society, unchangeable social group which a person is born

Question 6

Chivalry

Answer 6

code of conduct for knights during the middle ages

Question 7

Christianity

Answer 7

the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.

Question 8

Code of Hammurabi

Answer 8

well-preserved Babylonian law code, dating back to about 1772 BC.

Question 9

Commercial Revolution

Answer 9

a period of European economic expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism which lasted from approximately the 16th century until the early 18th century

Question 10

Confucianism

Answer 10

a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.

Question 11

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 11

spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

Question 12

Cuneiform

Answer 12

wedge-shaped writing of the accent sumerians

Question 13

Democracy

Answer 13

government in which people hold ruling power

Question 14

Dharma

Answer 14

in hindu belief, an individual’s religious and moral duties

Question 15

Eightfold path

Answer 15

the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration.

Question 16

Fertile crescent

Answer 16

a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

Question 17

five pillars

Answer 17

They make up Muslim life, prayer, concern for the needy, self purification and the pilgrimage. They are:
Shahadah: declaring there is no god except God, and Muhammad is God’s Messenger

Salat: ritual prayer five times a day

Sawm: fasting and self-control during the blessed month of Ramadan

Zakat: giving 2.5% of one’s savings to the poor and needy

Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime if he/she is able to do

Question 18

Four noble truths

Answer 18

the four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching.

Question 19

Guilds

Answer 19

in the middle ages, association of merchants or artisans without who cooperated to protect their economic interests

Question 20

Hagia sophia

Answer 20

a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century

Question 21

hieroglyphics

Answer 21

forms of a picture writing developed by the accent egyptians

Question 22

Hinduism

Answer 22

a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.

Question 23

islam

Answer 23

the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.

Question 24

Judaism

Answer 24

the monotheistic religion of the Jews.

Question 25

Justinian’s code

Answer 25

collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence, issued from 529 to 534 by order of Justinian I, Eastern Roman Emperor.

Question 26

Manorialism

Answer 26

an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe

Question 27

Middle Kingdom

Answer 27

a period of Egyptian history extending from the late 11th to the 13th dynasty the former Chinese empire (from the belief that it lay at the centre of the earth)the original 18 provinces of China; China proper

Question 28

Moksha

Answer 28

in Hindu belief , the ultimate goal of existence, achieving union with brahman

Question 29

Monotheism

Answer 29

believing in one god

Question 30

Monsoon

Answer 30

seasonal wind in inca the winter Monsoon brings hot dry weather and the summer Monsoon brings rain

Question 31

Nirvana

Answer 31

in buddhism union with the universe and universe from the cycle of rebirth

Question 32

One hundred years war

Answer 32

a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France for control of the French throne

Question 33

Pax Romana

Answer 33

the peace that existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire.

Question 34

Polytheism

Answer 34

believing in many gods

Question 35

Reincarnation

Answer 35

in hinduism belief in the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

Question 36

sanskrit

Answer 36

an ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived.

Question 37

Shintoism

Answer 37

Shinto: the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

Question 38

Silk road

Answer 38

an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay

Question 39

10 Commandments

Answer 39

The ten injunctions given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, serving as the basis of Mosaic Law.

Question 40

Terrace farming

Answer 40

type of landscaping

Question 41

Torah

Answer 41

the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures