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Animism

The attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.

Authoritarian

Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority

Bureaucracy

A form of government where most of the important decisions are made by state officials instead of elected representatives

City-state

An independent city (ex: Vatican City)

Cultural diffusion

Where cultural values are adopted by different cultures

Demographics

Different characteristics of people inside a region (ex: race or age)

Dynasty

A series of rulers from the same family

Egalitarian

The belief in human equality

Ethnocentrism

The belief that your culture or ethnic group is superior to others.

Feudalism

A system where people of a higher rank would you give people of a lower rank land and they would work for them.

Geopolitics

The study of earths geography on politics and international relations.

Globalization

The increasing dependence and connectedness of world cultures and economies

History

The study of past events

Imperialism

A policy of strengthening a country‘s power and influence through their military

Missionaries

People sent on a religious mission

Pastoralism

A society that depends on livestock raising for it’s existence

Prejudice

An unfair reason of dislike towards a group or person (ex: race or sex)

Sphere of influence

A external country or region where they hold power in a foreign country or region

Mesopotamia

A region in Iraq between the Tigris and Euphrates

Indus

A river in Asia

Non-Rivervalley civilizations

Civilizations that did not develop from a river

Zoroastrianism

A religion where they believe in One God called Ahura Mazda

Mandate of heaven

The idea that there can only be one ruler in ancient China at a time and that the ruler was blessed by the gods

Beginning of Buddhism

Buddhism started in ancient India and fifth century BCE.

Spread of Buddhism

Asoka Who was one of the Indian leaders helped popularize Buddhism.

The Mauryan Empire

An empire in south Asia from 322 BCE to 187 BCE

The Gupta empire

An empire in India from the 3rd to 6th century CE.

Confucianism

A ancient Chinese belief system which focuses on ethics and mortality.

The development of Christianity

Christianity started in Judea in the first century

Byzantine

Relating to Byzantium which is now Istanbul

Teotihuacan

A city that was located near modern day Mexico City

Early trade networks

System of routes both on land and sea

Decline of classical Empires

Empires started to decline and that caused problems in society.

The teachings of Islam

Belief in only one god, Allah; ritual prayer, fasting, almsgiving and making a pilgrimage to Mecca

Expansion of Islam

Islam spread through trade, missionaries, pilgrimages, and military conquest trade

The Abbasids

A member of the Abbasid dynasty(A dynasty that ruled Baghdad In 750 CE

Tang Dynasty

Dynasty the Route over China from 618-907

Song dynasty

Dynasty that ruled China from (960 to 1279) CE

Annexation

Possession taken of a region or country usually by force and/or without permission

Assimilate

To absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group

Bias

Prejudice in the favor of one thing or against one thing

Cheifdom

A region or a people ruled by a chief

Colonization

To take over territory and claim it as your own without regard to the original occupants of your territory, forming a colony

Communism

A system in which goods and all property resources are collectively owned claiming to be a “classless society”

culture

The customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group

Democracy

A system of government where it’s ruled by the people.

Discrimination

Differentiating between people in groups of people based on real or perceived differences

Hierarchy

A system in which people are ranked by groups of authority

Institution

A society or organization founded for social, religious, educational, or similar purposes

Matriarchal

A female dominated societyA female dominated society

Monotheistic

Believe in one God

Nationalism

Loyalty and devotion to a nation

Nomadic

Roaming about from place to place aimlessly

Patriarchal

A male dominated society

Polytheistic

Believe in many gods

Primary sources

Direct evidence of an event

Secondary sources

Information that is researched and written down after event has occurred

Egypt

A Middle Eastern African country

China

Country in east Asia

Hinduism

A religion that originated in what is now India and Pakistan where they believe the soul of a person is reborn or reincarnated many times eventually the soul spiritually advanced enough to become liberated from the cycle of death and rebirth

Judaism

A religion that originated in what is now Israel were they believe they’ve entered a mutual promise with their God who they refer to as Yahweh and for this devotion Yahweh Will consider them his chosen people

Daoism

A religion indigenous to China emphasizing harmony with the Tao

The Qin and Han Dynasty‘s

To pivotal dynasties in China from 221 BC - 220 CE

Persia

An empire in southern Asia which is now modern day Iran

Greece

A country in Mediterranean Europe

Rome

A city in Italy

The Mayans

One of the most influential indigenous groups in what is now modern day Guatemala these people belong to the Mayan empire

Sunnis and Shi’as

The two branches of Islam

Sui dynasty

A Chinese dynasty that strengthen the Chinese government from 581 to 618