Ap world History Flashcards
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| 5781204638 | philosophies | the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline. | 0 | |
| 5781205118 | Zoroastrianism | Image result for Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. | 1 | |
| 5781205451 | harsh reunification | the process of unifying or uniting; union: | 2 | |
| 5781206271 | emphasis | special importance, value, or prominence given to something. | 3 | |
| 5781206502 | cosmic | of or relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth. | 4 | |
| 5781209056 | absorbed | intensely engaged; engrossed | 5 | |
| 5781211398 | contradictory. | mutually opposed or inconsistent. | 6 | |
| 5781211982 | foretell | predict (the future or a future event | 7 | |
| 5781212332 | sought | simple past tense and past participle of seek. | 8 | |
| 5781421178 | Brahman | a member of the highest, or priestly, class among the Hindus. | 9 | |
| 5781421524 | Confucian Author | the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. | 10 | |
| 5781422006 | Mahabharata | A Sanskrit epic principally concerning the dynastic struggle and civil war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas in the kingdom of Kurukshetra about the 9th century BC, and containing the text of the Bhagavad-Gita, numerous subplots, and interpolations on theology, morals, and statecraft. | 11 | |
| 5781422520 | Advocating | publicly recommend or support. | 12 | |
| 5781423227 | Upanishadic | are a collection of texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. | 13 | |
| 5781424019 | enunciated | express (a proposition or theory) in clear or definite terms | 14 | |
| 5781424923 | aristocrat | something believed to be the best of its kind. | 15 | |
| 5781425930 | triumph | a great victory or achievement. | 16 | |
| 5781427215 | secularizing | refers to the historical process in which religion loses social and cultural significance | 17 | |
| 5781431026 | polytheistic | the belief in or worship of more than one god. | 18 | |
| 5781432937 | monotheistic | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. | 19 | |
| 5781434930 | metaphysical | based on abstract (typically, excessively abstract) reasoning. | 20 | |
| 5781435173 | empirical | based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic. | 21 | |
| 5781435174 | syllogism | an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn | 22 |