Unit 1 Vocab (African & Asian Empires)

Animism

The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence

Maritime

Anything connected with the sea, especially in relation to commercial or military activity

Commodity

Valuable product for trade (ex. gold and salt)

Imports

To bring in a good or product from another country

Exports

Sending a good or a product to another country to be sold

Indigenous

Anything that originates from a particular region; includes cultural characteristics, plants, animals, etc

Culture

System of beliefs, values, and ideas shared by a group of people

Cultural Diffusion

The spread of cultural elements from one culture to another

Missionaries

People who go to other countries to do religious work, usually to spread their religious beliefs

Bureaucracy

A system of in which selected officials in special departments run different parts of the government

Religious Tolerance

Accepting the religious and spiritual beliefs of other people

Sikhism

Monotheistic religion founded in India by Guru Nanak that believes everyone is equal before God

Griot

Traditional oral storytellers, poets, and musicians in West African

Shogun

Military leaders of Japan

Daimyo

Warrior-chiefs who acted as landlords to peasants in Japan's feudal society.