AP World history 2 Flashcards

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10738652906	Animism	the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence	0
10738652907	Buddhism	a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is otherwise subject.	1
10738652908	Bureaucracy	a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.	2
10738652909	Caste System	the rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes.	3
10738652910	centralized government	governed by a supermen political authority that has sovereignty over all the governing bodies	4
10738652911	Christianity	the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.	5
10738652912	Codification	the action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan.	6
10738652913	commerce	the buying and selling of goods	7
10738652914	commodity	a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.	8
10738652915	Confucianism	a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.	9
10738652916	Democracy	government by the people	10
10738652917	Diplomacy	the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations	11
10738652918	Disease Pathogens	a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.	12
10738652919	Empire	an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.	13
10738652920	Filial Piety	Confucianist belief in the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for ones parents and elderly family members.	14
10738652921	Hellenistic	relating to Greek history, language, and culture from the death of Alexander the Great to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian in 31 BC. During this period Greek culture flourished, spreading through the Mediterranean and into the Near East and Asia and centering on Alexandria in Egypt and Pergamum in Turkey.	15
10738652922	Hinduism	Major world religion originating on the Indian subcontinent and comprising several and varied systems of philosophy, belief, and ritual	16
10738652923	maritime	connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity.	17
10738652924	mercantile	related to commerce or trade	18
10738652925	Metallurgy	the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.	19
10738652926	Migration	movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions	20
10738652927	monastic	resembling or suggesting a monk or the life of a monk	21
10738652928	Nation	a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.	22
10738652929	Patriarchy	a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.	23
10738652930	Qanat System	A gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed as a system of irrigation in the Middle East	24
10738652931	Republic	a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.	25
10738652932	Sanskrit	an ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived.	26
10738652933	Shamanism	A religion which is based on the belief that the world is controlled by good and evil spirits, and these spirits can be directed by people with special powers.	27
10738652934	Syncretism	The combining of different religions, cultures, philosophies, or ideas	28
10738652935	Synthesis	the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole	29
10738652936	Daoism/Taoism	a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu, advocating humility and religious piety.	30
10738652937	Theocracy	a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.	31
10738652938	tribute	payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence.	32
10738652939	Venerate	regard with great respect; revere	33
10738652940	Aristocracy	the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.	34