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2535309276aristocracya form of government in which power is held by the nobility0
2535316377bureaucracythe administrative structure of a large or complex orginazation1
2535320132egalitarianThe belief that all people are created equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities2
2535321107intensive cultivationAn agricultural production system characterized by high inputs or labor3
2535321125karmaThe sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as their deciding fate4
2535322727secularDenoting attitudes, activities or other things that have no religious basis5
2535322728sericultureThe production of raw silk6
2535325226syncretismReconciliation or fusion of differing systems of belief, as in philosophy or religion7
2535325227theocracyA form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities8
2535326402animism1) the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena. 2) the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.9
2535326403bodhisattvaAn enlightened being who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in order to save others10
2535327686codificationThe arrangement or systemization of something into a code or set of codes11
2535329425dao/taoThe basic, eternal principle of the universe that transcends reality and is the source of being, non-being, and change12
2535330539EnlightenmentA blessed state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains nirvana/moksha13
2535331735HellenisticA fusion of the Ancient Greek world with that of the Near East, Middle East and Southwest Asia, and a departure from earlier Greek attitudes towards "barbarian" cultures14
2535331736manifestationsAn event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something, esp. a theory or an abstract idea15
2535333448monasteryA community of persons, especially monks, bound by vows to a religious life and often living in partial or complete seclusion16
2535333449rajasA prince, chief, or ruler in India or the East Indies17
2535334748rentsabove-market returns to a factor of production18
2535334749republicA political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them19
2535336321shamanismThe animistic religion of certain peoples of northern Asia in which mediation between the visible and spirit worlds is affected by shamans20
2535336332sinicizationThe action of making Chinese in character or changing or modifying by Chinese influence21
2535338009chinampaA method of ancient Mesoamerican agriculture which used small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico22
2535338010christendomThe part of the world where most people are Christians23
2535340148Dar al-IslamAreas where Muslims are in the majority24
2535340149entrepotA port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties25
2535341901fiefsThe property or fee granted to a vassal for his maintenance by his lord in return for service26
2535341902gentryPersons of high birth or social standing27
2535344516Grand Canal in ChinaThe longest canal or artificial river in the world; built by SUI dynasty28
2535347441Great Warming Period (800-1300)A period in North America and Europe where temperatures are thought to have been warmer than in preceding and following periods29
2535347442griotsA member of a caste responsible for maintaining an oral record of tribal history in the form of music, poetry, and storytelling30
2535349225guildsAn association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards31
2535350525Hanseatic LeagueA former economic and defensive confederation of free towns in northern Germany and neighboring areas32
2535350526kow towTo kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of a Chinese custom33
2535351645mit'aA system or tribute to the government in the form of labor in Incan society34
2535352763quipuRecording devices historically used in the region of Andean South America35
2535352764shariaThe moral code and religious law of Islam36
2535354302ShiaThe second largest denomination of Islam; think successor should have been Ali (muhammad's son)37
2535354303southernizationprocess that began in Southern Asia and spread to other places around the globe38
2535355711sufismSyncretic faith between Hinduism and Islam, have allegiance to Allah but believed in Moksha and reincarnation39
2535355712sultandefinition: the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) significance: true leaders of dar al-Islam, set up a puppet state40
2535357759tax farminga system for collecting taxes and other state revenues from the population. Under this system, the state transfers the right of collection to private individuals called tax farmers in exchange for a certain fee41
2535357760terancesmethod of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the hill42
2535359133synthesizedThe combination of two or more things to form something new43
2535359134ulamaThe educated class of Muslim legal scholars engaged in the several fields of Islamic studies44

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