World History Final
chapters 1-15 in "world History people and nations" book
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- Mandate of heaven
- Zhou ruler who determine themselves sons of heaven & w/ this in mindthe gods determine who should rule China.
- monism
- A way of expressing that mind and matter are the same.
- Mercantilism
- a theory in which a country's gov. should do all it can to increase a country's wealth.
- monism
- a way of expressing that mind and matter are the same.
- Judaism
- Worshiped Yehweh as only god. Viewed Yeweh as as spiritual force as a human being. Used ethical monotheism. Torah-first 5 books of the old testament
- vernacular
- Everyday speech that varies from place to place.
- totalitarianism
- highly centralized gov. that doesn't allow opposition and maintains total control.
- Vasco de Gama
- sailed passed cape of good hope and onto indian islands
- nirvana
- the perfect peace of body and soul.
- city-state
- A community in which a town or city & its surrounding land was controlled as one
- Amerigo Vespucci
- convined land found was part of the new world. not asia.
- Mandate of heaven
- Zhou rulers who determine themselves, sons of heaven & believe gods determine who should ruler china
- Raja
- Prince or king that ruled each city-state: acted as military leader, lawmaker, and judge.
- cultural diffusion
- the spread of aspects of one culture to another area or the world.
- karma
- positive or negative force generated by one's actions.
- Prehistoric art forms
- Painted animals they hunted on the walls of limestone caves. they made bronze weapons and jewelery.
- Theocracy
- gov. ruled by the clergy claiming that it is god's authority
- juan ponce de loen
- 1513explored florida
- Hinduism
- Major religion in india. Developed from Vedic interpretations. Brahma and Atman are seen as one in the same god. believe in reincarnation, and Darmha and Karma
- Ferdinand Megellan
- passed through a straight and discovered pacific.
- dharma
- fulfillment of one's moral duty in life, (hinduism belief)
- bartholomeu dias
- sailed around cape of good hope.
- Pax Romana
- Periodof Roman peace. 27 B.c. 180 a.d.
- Raja
- king/prince that rules each city-state, as military leader , law maker and judge
- absolute monarchy
- system of gov. in which the ruler determines a policy w/o consulting people or their representatives.
- Daoism
- Laozi tought daoism philosophy. central idea is dao, meaning "way of life" MAIN IDEA: Don't strive for riches be in harmony w/ dao by being thoughtful, quiet, and humble
- Charles V
- elected holy roman emperor-divided empire when became too big.
- Neolithic revolution
- The shift from gathering food to producing food.
- Confucianism
- Valued the importance of respect to one's elders. Was golden rule based:What you do not wish for yourself, do not wish on others. books & teachings called " the analects"
- Egyptian art forms
- Great Sphinx 4,500 yrs. old, pyramids made of limestone. decorated/ painted scenes of everyday life, showed head and feet in porfile
- Discus thrower
- Greek art. sculpted by Myron. Idealism realism
- Common law
- law based one judges decisions rathers than a code of law
- cultural diffusion
- the spread of apects and ideas of one culture to another area of the world.
- authoritanism
- economic & political system in which the gov. owns all means of propduction: comunism
- Prince Henry
- Member of portuguse family. intrest in exploration to aquire gold. wanted lead crusade agianst african muslims.
- Socrates
- Thinker and teacher from Athens. Believed: the unexamoned life is not worth living" Socratic method
- Buddhism
- A religion began by "the enlightened one." Believed in 4 noble truths, & nirvana. Belived in monism
- Division of Labor
- In which different people perform different jobs in society