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14778598981Filial PietyIn Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors.0
14778598982Ancestor VenerationThe practice of praying to your ancestors. Found especially in China.1
14778598983Legalism (China)A strict philosophy in China that was mainly concerned with the government.2
14778598984Four Noble Truths of Buddhism1. Everyone suffers. 2. The cause of suffering is desire (greed) 3. To end suffering you must end desire (greed) 4. Follow the eightfold path3
14778598985Effects of Confucianism-a hierarchical society -social unity -patriarchy4
14778598986Mandate of Heavena political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source5
14778598987BureaucracyA system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials6
14778598988FuedalismA political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to a king in return for loyalty and military service7
14778598989Tang Dynasty(618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on merit, and a Confucian education system.8
14778598990Examination SystemA system of selecting officials based on competitive written examinations.9
14778598991Ministry of RitesAdministered examinations to students from Chinese government schools or those recommended by distinguished scholars10
14778598992Song Dynasty(960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military.11
14778598993Neo-Confucianismterm that describes the resurgence of Confucianism and the influence of Confucian scholars during the T'ang Dynasty; a unification of Daoist or Buddhist metaphysics with Confucian pragmatism12
14778598994Five Pillars of FaithBelief of Islam: 1. There is no God but Allah and Muhammed is his messenger 2. Pray 5 times a day 3. Give charity to the poor 4. Fast during the month of Ramadan 5. Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca13
14778598995Islamic branchesSunni and Shiite (Shia)14
14778598996SunniA branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad15
14778598997ShiaMinority branch of Islam16
14778598998jihadA holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal17
14778598999SufismAn Islamic mystical tradition that desired a personal union with God--divine love through intuition rather than through rational deduction and study of the shari'a. Followed an ascetic routine (denial of physical desire to gain a spiritual goal), dedicating themselves to fasting, prayer, meditation on the Qur'an, and the avoidance of sin.18
14778599000JudaismA religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament.19
14778599001Jewish Diasporathe scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 BCE20
14778599002PassoverA time for Jews to remember the Exodus21
14778599003Rosh HashanahJewish New Year22
14778599004Yom KippurDay of Atonement23
14778599005ChristianityA monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.24
14778599006Abbasid Caliphate(750-1258 CE) The caliphate, after the Umayyads, who focused more on administration than conquering. Had a bureaucracy that any Mulim could be a part of.25
14778599007Seljuk EmpireAn empire formed by Turkish and Persian Sunnis, lasting from 1037 to 1194 A.D.26
14778599008MongolsPeople from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire in history.27
14778599009MamluksMuslim slave warriors; established a dynasty in Egypt; defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and halted Mongol advance28

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