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World History
The Human Journey
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9th Grade
01/12/2008

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Monotheism
Definition
belief in one god
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polytheism
Definition
beleif in multiple gods
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theocracy
Definition
government ruled by religious leaders claiming god's authority
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Judaism location
Definition
Israel nar the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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10 Commandments
(judaisim)
Definition
laws to uphold in keeping with the convenants
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convenat
Definition
agreement
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Moses
Definition
person who led exodus and to whom revealed the 10 commandments
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Torah/Talmud
Definition
first 5 books of the old testament, written in Aramaic
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Diaspora
Definition
large ethinic group living outside their tradition moveland
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Messiah
Definition
the promised delievered of the old Torah by the prophets
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Easter
Definition
holiday that commemorates Jesus' Resurrection
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10 commandments
(christ.)
Definition
important belief
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Catholic
Definition
pope, bishops, cardinals, priests, monks, nuns
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protestant
Definition
lutheran, episcopalian, methodist, congregationalist, presbyterian, bible, baptist, quaker, shaker, united church of christ, christian scientists, assembly of god, jehovah's witnesses, pentecostals
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aryans
Definition
ancient peoples of central or western asia
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hindu. location
Definition
indus river valley
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caste system
Definition
complex form of social organization that began after the indo- aryan migration
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dharma
Definition
duty
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karma
Definition
cause and effect cycle which determines your Caste after each reincarnation
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atman
Definition
soul which is part of brahman
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reincarnation
Definition
one's goal to be released from the cycle
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moksha
Definition
where your atman reenters the toal brahman
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Buddha
Definition
Sidhartha Gautama
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Sidhartha Gautama
Definition
founder of buddhism
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Dalai Lama
Definition
person who belived to be the reincarnation of the Buddha
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4 Noble Truths
Definition
- Everyone suffers
- Suffering is caused by desire for things that we can't have
- We must release this desire
- Then follow the 8 fold path
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Reincarnation (Budd.)
Definition
will happen until you reach Nirvana
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Nirvana
Definition
release from the cycle of suffering
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Location of Islam
Definition
Mecca & Medina
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Qu'ran
Definition
elements of the Old and New Testaments and Sunna and Haddith
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Jihad
Definition
stuggle to help people return to God and to fight the evil within yourself
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Sunni
Definition
87% of muslims today who elect the caliph
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Shia
Definition
12% of muslims today who believe caliph must be direct descendent of muhammad
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Caliph
Definition
Muhammad's succesor
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5 pillars of islam
Definition
1 "There's no god but allah, and muhammad is his prophet"
2 5x a day say namaz
3 be genorous to the poor
4 observe ramadan
5 Make a pilgrimage to mecca if able to
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Excommunication
Definition
official removal from church membership
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Heresy
Definition
opnion the conflicts with official beleifss of the church
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Icon
Definition
image of jesus mary
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Justinian
Definition
preserved roman laws
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Hagia Sophia
Definition
dome in Istanbul, Turkey that shows respect to god
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Constantinople
Definition
former name of Istanbul
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Mosaic
Definition
picture of design made from small pieces of enamel, glass, or stone
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Byzantine trade
Definition
controlled sea trade routes between Asia and Europe
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orthodox
Definition
originated in the Byzantine Empire
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Hirabah
Definition
concept in Islamic law that protect public safety
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Fasad
Definition
term used in Quaranic verse that's source of law of hirabah.
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Renaissance
Definition
rebirth
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vernacular
Definition
everyday speech that varies from place to place
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scientific method
Definition
inquiry to verify the results of experiments
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heliocentric
Definition
theory by copernicus that the sun is the center of the universe
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geocentric
Definition
theory by ptolemy that Earth is the center of the universe
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mercantilism
Definition
theory that theres a limited amount of $ in the world and in ordered to receive a larger share one country has to take some wealth from another
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columbian exchange
Definition
big exchange of goods, plants, animals, & diseases that took place between the western and eastern hemispheres
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tariff
Definition
taxes on foreign goods
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Why was R in italy?
Definition
ruins of the Roman Empire reminded Italians of Roman glory.
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patron
Definition
former owner and protector of a former slave
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Humanists
Definition
people who specialize in studying grammar, history, and poetry
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Desiderius Erasmus
Definition
dutch scholar who lived from 1466 to 1536
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Johannes Gutenberg
Definition
developed a printing press with movable type
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Michaelangelo
Definition

master of renaissance art who lived from 1475 to 1564

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Da Vinci
Definition

lived from 1452 to 1519

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titian

Definition
artist who lived from 1488 to 1576 in mostly Venice
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