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14863503959Filial Pietyrespect for elders, leaders, and males0
14863503960Purdahthe practice among women in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of living in a separate room or behind a curtain, or of dressing in all-enveloping clothes, in order to stay out of the sight of men or strangers.1
14863503961Champa Ricea quick-maturing, drought resistant rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season.2
14863503962House of Wisdoma center of learning established in Baghdad in the 800s3
14863503963Sharia LawA law code drawn up to regulate behavior4
14863503964Jiyzaa tax on peoples whose belief system was not Islam while living in the Abbasid Caliphate5
14863503965Mandate of Heavenblessing of "heaven" or the cosmos on a ruling dynasty6
14863503966SerfdomInstitution in which a peasant is attached to a feudal estate.7
14863503967Syncretisma blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith8
14863503968Tributary StateA country that pays tribute in money or goods to a more powerful nation9
14863503969blending (belief systems)the blending or combination of two or more religious belief systems into a new system10
14863503970Bhakti MovementIn Hinduism, advocates intense devotion toward a particular deity.11

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