World chapter 7.2 Flashcards
Wahhabism movement
Return to original principles of Islam
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Muslim scholar who sparked the Wahhab movement
Long March of Islam
Spread of Islam over time across the Afro-Asia world
Wang Yangming (1472-1529)
Influential Ming thinker (1472-1529) who argued that anyone could achieve a virtuous life by introspection and contemplation, without the extended education and study of traditional Confucianism.
Kaozheng Movement
“research based on evidence”. Critical of the unfounded speculation of traditional Confucianism. Intended to seek truth from facts. Emphasized importance of verification, precision, accuracy, and analysis. Genuinely scientific approach to knowledge.
Bhakti Movement
Indian movement that attempted to transcend the differences between Hinduism and Islam. Individuals devoted to a specific god.
Skihism
doctrines of monotheistic religion founded in northern India in 16th century combining Hindu and Islam elements. Only one god