14795359135 | Region | an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features. Ex: Midwest; farming | 0 | |
14795389199 | Causation | the belief that events occur in predictable ways and that one event leads to another. (Cause and Effect) | 1 | |
14809499632 | comparison | Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness. (Compare and Contrast) | 2 | |
14809504456 | Change over time | The process by which things change. (Changes and continuities) | 3 | |
14823283148 | civilization | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes | 4 | |
14823287588 | Religion | the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. (Social, moral belief systems) | 5 | |
14823291832 | Hearth | The region from which innovative ideas originate (The starting point) | 6 | |
14823295059 | Diffusion | The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time (To spread out) | 7 | |
14853861351 | Dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time | 8 | |
14853866455 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius. | 9 | |
14853871410 | Filial Piety | In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. | 10 | |
14853884900 | Civil Service Exam | In China, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the bureaucracy. | 11 | |
14853887822 | Scholar-gentry | The Chinese class of well-educated MEN from whom many bureaucrats were chosen (Bureaucracy) | 12 | |
14871753877 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 13 | |
14871757521 | Caste System | A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life | 14 | |
14871760135 | Brahmins | Priests, at the top of the caste system which the Aryans made | 15 | |
14871764315 | Samsara/reincarnation | The Hindu belief in reincarnation, which is the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form. | 16 | |
14871767996 | Karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation | 17 | |
14871773138 | Dharma | In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties | 18 | |
14871777572 | Enlightenment | When you ascend past the reincarnation cycle as a Brahmin. | 19 | |
14871779860 | Sufism | A group of devotional movements in Islam. Many of them in India. Trying to become one with God. Trying to break out of rigid Caste System. | 20 | |
14871785496 | Bhakti Movement | Indian movement that attempted to transcend the differences between Hinduism and Islam | 21 | |
14871788858 | Vedas | Early Indian sacred 'knowledge'-the literal meaning of the term-long preserved and communicated orally by Brahmin priests and eventually written down. | 22 | |
14891298973 | Buddhism | Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering. | 23 | |
14891308364 | Siddhartha Gautama | The prince who is said to have founded Buddhism. | 24 | |
14891314464 | Theravada and Mahayana | Two major forms of Buddhism. Theravada was popular in India, stricter and more original. Mahayana is more popular in China, had looser restrictions and the Buddha was seen as a spiritual figure. | 25 | |
14891320649 | Bodhisattvas | Future Buddhas. As the ideal types for Mahayana Buddhism, beings who have experienced enlightenment but, motivated by compassion, stop short of entering nirvana so as to help others achieve it | 26 | |
14891323877 | Nirvana | The state of enlightenment for Buddhists. | 27 | |
14891332665 | Dalai Lama | the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and, until the establishment of Chinese communist rule, the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet. | 28 | |
14907463096 | Judiasm | The first monotheistic religion - guided by the Hebrew Bible called the Torah. | 29 | |
14907468014 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. | 30 | |
14907473562 | Abraham | Founder of Judaism who, according to the Bible, led his family from Ur to Canaan in obedience to God's command. | 31 | |
14907477839 | Jesus of Nazareth | a teacher and prophet born in bethlehem and active in nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity | 32 | |
14907483363 | Ten Commandments | A set of laws for responsible behavior, which, according to the Bible, were given to Moses by God. | 33 | |
14907485781 | Palestine | Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. | 34 | |
14907488966 | Yahweh | Hebrew name for God | 35 | |
14923805593 | Muhammad | the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) | 36 | |
14923809577 | Five Pillars | The obligatory religious duties of all Muslims; confession of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, zakat, and hajj | 37 | |
14923811614 | Ramadan | the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset. | 38 | |
14923826181 | Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims | 39 | |
14923828601 | Muslims | Followers of Islam | 40 | |
14923831135 | Sunni | A branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad | 41 | |
14923833847 | Shiite | a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs | 42 | |
14923836051 | Isaac and Ishmael | the two sons of Abraham from whom the Jewish and the Arab people are believed to have descended | 43 |
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