Imam
In Islam, the leader of prayers and religious scholar.
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World History
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ideology
An organized system of beliefs, values, and ideas. They form the basis of a political, social, and economic philosophy.
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ideographs
Writing system that uses pictures of ideas.
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idealized realism
Art form practiced by the Greeks during the 5th century BCE. Portrays the human form very realistically, but in its perfect form.
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Ibn Sina
Islamic physician, wrote a book called Canon on Medicine, which was an encyclopedia of Greek, Arabic, and his own knowledge of medicine. This book became the standard medical text in Europe for over five hundred years.
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hydroelectric power
Power that is derived from a moving body of water, such as a river or waterfall.
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Hutus and Tutsis
Tribes in Rwanda responsible for decades of warfare.
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Hussein, Saddam
(1937- ) President of Iraq since 1979. He has led his control into two devastating wars, one against Iran in 1980 to 1988, and the Persian Gulf War in 1990 ﾖ 1991 which started as a result of his invading Kuwait.
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hunting and gathering
System of food production for prehistoric peoples. Involves hunting animals and gathering foods grown in the wild.
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humanism
A philosophical movement during the Renaissance that stressed life on Earth, and the quality of being human. Rejected living only for the afterlife of Christianity.
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