AP World 1st Test Vocab

Patriarchy

"Rule of father" social system of male dominance present.

Hinduism

Oldest, largest, most prominent religion in India and has no historical founder.

Upanishads

Collection of sacred texts composed by largely anonymous thinkers between 800 and 400 B.C.E.

Judiasm

First monotheistic religion develop in the Middle East by Hebrews emphasizing a sole personal god.

Jesus of Nazareth

A young Jewish craftsmen that began a culture of teaching and healing before he got in trouble and got executed.

Perpetua

Christian martyr from upper class Roman family in Carthage. Refusal to renounce faith made her on inspiration for other early Christians.

Saint Paul

Early convent where missionary, journeys in Eastern Roman Empire led to founding of small Christian communities that included non jews.

Muhammed

Trader from Mecca, believed he's Allah's messenger, received revelations recorded in Quran.

Quran

Islam's holy scripture believed by Muslims to be word of god.

Umma

Muslim community of believers, united by faith rather than tribe, ethnicity, or language.

Ulama

Muslim religious scholars, taught, interpreted, preserved Islamic law.

Sharia

Islamic law, based on Quran and Muhammad's teaching guiding religions and daily life.

Madrassas

Former Islamic schools(starting in 1000) that taught Quran, law, and other subjects.

Convent

A local building or community where members of a religious order live, work, and pray together(most commonly nuns or sisters).

Silk roads

Land based trade routes that linked China to the Mediterranean world and everything in between that.

Dharma

Ones role in life and society.

Karma

Based on actions in life. (Bad = bad, good = good.)

Moksha

Highest level, don’t get reincarnated and are out of the rebirth cycle.

Caste system

Based on birth-based occupations, dharma, and ritual purity.

Hijrah

Muhammad’s journey out of Mecca.