Yancey vocab.
Terms
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copy deck
- scribes
- specially trained people that learned how to read and write
- rajahs
- aryan cheifs
- glaciers
- thick sheets of ice
- atman
- essential self
- golden age
- period of great cultural achievments
- delta
- a triangular region of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of rivers
- prophets
- spritual leaders that interperated gods will
- missionaries
- people sent on religious missions
- hierarchy
- system of ranks
- tribute
- payment from conquered people (tax)
- subcontinent
- large landmass that juts out continent (like india)
- mystics
- people who devote their lives to seeking spiritual truth
- civil law
- deals with private matters such as business contracts, taxes, marriage, and divorce
- dharma
- the religious and moral duties of an indivudial
- stupas
- large, dome shaped shrines that housed sacred remains of buddha or other holy people
- pictograms
- simple pictures or drawings that looked like the objects they represented
- barter econamy
- exchanging one set of goods or services for another
- reincarnation
- rebirth of the soul in another bodily form
- domesticate
- to tame: especially in animals
- demotic
- a more simple form of writing, used for everyday
- murals
- wall paintings
- veneration
- having a special regard for cattle
- monsoon
- seasonal wind
- monotheistic
- believing in one true god
- polytheistic
- beleiving in many gods
- alphabet
- contains letters that represent a spoken sound
- ahisma
- non-violence
- global warming
- worldwide temprature increase
- decimal system
- numbers that are on base 10
- empire
- a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
- plains
- rolling flatlands
- dissent
- any differing or opposing ideas
- cataract
- waterfall
- vizier
- cheif minister
- ziggurat
- a pyramid temple that soared towards the heavens
- patriarchal
- fathers and husbands held moral and legal authority
- nirvana
- union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth
- steppes
- sparse, dry grasslands
- diaspora
- scattering of people
- cultural diffusion
- spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
- hieroglyphics
- an ancient egyptian form of picture writing
- satrap
- a governer that ruled a province (Persian)
- artisans
- skilled craftsworkers
- karma
- all actions of a persons life that affect his or her fate in the next life
- quipu
- collection of colored, knotted strings
- sects
- smaller groups
- sabbath
- holy day for rest and worship
- pharaohs
- egyptain rulers
- brahman
- a single spiritual power that resided in all things
- codify
- to arrange or set down in writing
- mummification
- preservation of the dead
- animism
- spirits and forces that reside in animals, dreams, or objects
- moksha
- union with brahman
- criminal laws
- this branch of law deals with offences against others such as robbery, assault, or murder
- tolerance
- acceptance (with the people they conquered)
- decipher
- decode
- city-state
- a city and its surrounding areas
- ethics
- moral standards
- silt
- soil
- covenant
- binding agreement
- money econamy
- goods and services are paid for through some tokens on agreed value (coin or bill)
- surplus
- extra food
- nomads
- people who move from place to place following game animals and food
- chinampas
- artifical islands also known as "floating gardens"
- ideograms
- pictures that symbolized an idea or action
- plateau
- raised area of level land