Ap world history vocab Flashcards

4883281746	Mudra	A hand gesture with specific meaning or significance in indian classical sculpture and dance.	0
4883281747	Nirvana	In theravada buddhism, the bliddful nothingness into which a soul which had lived properly entered after death, and from which there would be no further rebirths	1
4883281748	Bodhisattva	A "being of wisdom" worthy of entering nirvana, but who chooses to stay on earth, or be reborn, in order to help others	2
4883281749	Mantra	A formula of utterances of words and sounds that are believed to posses spiritual power, a practice of both Hinduism and Buddhism	3
4883281750	Syllabary	A writing system in which each symbol represents the syllable of a word	4
4883281751	Mandala	A symbolic circular diagram of complex geometric design used as an instrument of medication or in the performance of sacred rites in Hinduism and Buddhism	5
4883281752	TaNaKh	The Hebrew term for the book of the bible that are written in Hebrew. The word is composed of the initial letters of the words Torah, (first book) Nevi'im, (second book) Ketuvim (third book)	6
4883281753	Diaspora	A dispersion of people. Most commonly used to refer to the dispersion of Jews among the Gentiles, which began with the Babylonian captivity of the sixth century B.C.E	7
4883281754	Lost Ten Tribes	Ten tribes of Israel were exiled from their homeland in 721 B.C.E. They totally assimilated into their new surroundings, lost their Jewish identity, and were lost to history. Periodically, groups in remote areas today claim that they are the lost ten tribe	8
4883281755	Sacrament	In Christian theology, a rite or ritual that is an outward sign of a spiritual grace conveyed on the believer by Christ through the ministry of the church	9
4883281756	Eucharist	From the Greek Eucharistia, "thanksgiving". The central sacrament and act of worship of Christian church, culminating in holy communion	10
4883281757	Original sin	First understood as the disobedience of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden as they ate the forbidden fruit off the tree of knowledge. Later understood as the sexual relations between Adam and Eve. In Christian belief Jesus atoned for these sins.	11
4883281758	Speaking in Tongues	A mode of praying and preaching emphasizing ecstasy and even entering into trances. Such that the words of prayer and preaching may not be understood, but are meaningful nonetheless	12
4883281759	Neoplatonic	A philosophical system founded by Plotinus and influenced by Plato's theory of ideas. It emphasizes the transcendent, impersonal, the indefinable "one" as the ground of all existence and the source of an external world of goodness, beauty, and order, of which material existence is but a feeble copy	13
4883281760	Heresy	A belief that is not in agreement with, or even conflicts with, the official orthodoxy of its time and place. Heretics, those espoused heretics, were often persecuted	14
4883281761	Dar al-Islam	The literal meaning of Arabic words is "the abode of Islam". The term refers to the land of Islam, that is, the territories in which Islam and its religious laws may be freely practiced.	15
4883281762	Hijra	The "migration" or flight of Muhammad from Mecca , where his life was In danger, to medina where he was welcomed as a potential leader in 622 C.E. The Islamic era is cultivated from this date.	16
4883281763	Caliph	The spiritual head and temporal ruler of the Muslim community	17
4883281764	Imam	In Islam, a title for a person whose leadership of examples is to be followed	18
4883281765	Tariqa	In Islam a generic term meaning "pata" referring to the doctrines and methods of mysticism and esoterism. The word also refers to schools or brotherhoods of Mystics, which were often situated as a mosque of the Tomb of a Muslim Saint	19
4883281766	Sufi	In Islam, a member of one of the orders practicing mystical forms of worship that first arose in the eighth and ninth centuries C.E.	20
4959504975	Vedas	Most sacred of Hindu scriptures, a collection of prayers and hymns handed down around 1500BCE	21
4959504976	Baghavad Gita	Translates as "song of the lord" and is an epic Hindu poem inserted in the Mahabharata	22
4959504977	Reincarnation	Belief that the human soul returns in another life after death, often in long cycles over time	23
4959504978	Karma	Force generated by a persons actions	24
4959504979	Dharma	Translates as " right living or conduct" viewed as a key tenet of the Hindu caste system	25
4959504980	Siddhartha Guatama	His reaction to poverty and existing Hindu customs led to the founding of Buddhism in 570BCE	26
4959504981	Four Noble Truths	Heart of Buddhist teaching regarding suffering, merely a list giving reasons for the miseries	27
4959504982	Eightfold path	A series of right actions as a guide for living in the Buddhist faith	28
4959504983	Legalism	Strict conformity to a basic human moral code as expressed in Chinese philosophy	29
4959504984	Dao	Known simply as "The Way" it is the directive toward an appropriate natural way of living	30
4959504985	Ten commandments	Laws given to Moses on mount Sinai as a directive to the Hebrews for being gods chosen	31
4959504986	Zoraster	A Persian philosopher who taught a monotheistic approach to ethics and morals	32
4959504987	Jesus christ	His crucifixion, resurrection and teachings have shaped the worlds largest practice faith system	33
4959504988	Trinity	Concepts of Christianity that views God as three elements: father, son and Holy Spirit	34