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World History VOCAB UNIT 1 Flashcards

1
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Monotheistic

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Believes in one god

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Non-theistic

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Lack of belief in god(s)

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3
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Polytheistic

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Belief in multiple gods

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4
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Religion

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The practices and belief of God

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5
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Prophet

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Believes they are chosen by God to speak on their behalf.

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6
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Koran

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Islamic sacred book

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7
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Deity

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God/Goddess

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8
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Bible

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the written Word of God and ultimate guide for Jews and Christians

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Vedas

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A collection of religious text that forms Hindi theology

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10
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Torah

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The written/oral Law of God revealed to be Moses in the first book of Hebrew Bible.

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11
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Analect

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A collection of short literacy/philosophical extracts

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12
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Secularism

A

looking at the world without relation to religion

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Geo-Spatial

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Time based data related to a specific loation

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14
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Politics/Political

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Relating to the government/study of government

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15
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Economy/Economics

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Resource/wealth of a country/region.

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16
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Regions

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A large area with common physical huma characteristics

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Culture

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Customs and Beliefs

18
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Historical Empathy

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The understanding of people in the past

19
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Buddhism

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not acknowledging “God” but knowledge

20
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Judaism

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Religion developed among Hebrews

21
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Christianity

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Center on beliefs of birth, death, and resurrection of Christ

22
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Confucianism

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A system of ethics/social than religion

23
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Hinduism

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Religion, philosophy, and culture from India

24
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Islam

A

Submission to the will of Allah founded by Muhammed

25
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Atheism

A

not believing in God(s)

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Compass

A

A device that helps navigate where to go

27
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Political Map

A

a map that shows divisions of the world either politically or human-made

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Physical Map

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The physical features of a place or country on a map

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Relief Map

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A map that shows the height through shading/contour lines

30
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Thematic Map

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Depiction of information on a topic/theme

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Atlas

A

Map book

32
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Climate

A

average weather over a period of time

33
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Terrian

A

the lay of the land

34
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Longitude

A

the east to west centered on the prime meridian

35
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Latitude

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north to south

36
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Agriculture

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the practice of growing crops or raising animals

37
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Artifact

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An object produced or shaped by human craft

38
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Domesticate

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to bring animals or plants under human control

39
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Irrigation

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the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops

40
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Migration

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The movement of a person or people from one country to settle

41
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Civilization

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an advanced state of human society

42
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City State

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a city and an independent country

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