AP world history vocab 2

Also known as the Analects of Confucius, are a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held Animism - The belief that spirits inhabit the features of nature

Buddhist holy men who accumulated spiritual merits during their lifetime; Buddhists prayed to them in order to receive some of their holiness

A member of the social class of priests in Aryan society

Agreement; in the Judeo-Christian heritage, an agreement between God and humankind

In Hinduism , the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue.

The exile of an ethnic or racial group from their homeland

A follower and learner of a mentor or other wise figure

A document that made Christianity one of the religions allowed in the Roman Empire

In China, respect for one's parents and other elders

Nomadic and pastoral people of unknown ethnological affinities who originated in N central Asia, appeared in Europe in the 4th cent. AD, and built up an empire there.

Seafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean (modern day Lebanon); established colonies throughout the Mediterranean (Carthage); devised a simplified alphabet of 22 letters

In Hindu tradition, the good or evil deeds done by a person

Large landholdings in the Roman Empire

(Heb. 'anointed') Savior or redeemer. Specifically, the Messiah was the descendant of King David expected by the Jews of ancient times to become their king, free them from foreign bondage, and rule over them in a golden age of glory, peace, and righteousness.

In Hindu belief, the spirit's liberation from the cycle of reincarnation

The belief in one god

The portion of the Christian Bible that contains the Gospels that relate the account of the life of Jesus and also includes letters from the followers of Jesus to the early Christian churches

In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace that is the goal of reincarnation

A Greek city-state

The head of the Roman Catholic church

Rebirth; a belief of both Buddhism and Hinduism

The custom of higher castes of Hinduism of a widow throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her husband

Caravan routes and sea lanes between China and the Middle East

The most popular Hellenistic philosophy; it involved strict discipline and an emphasis on helping others

The codification of Roman law during the republic

The moral law of the Hebrews

A government ruled by the church

The first five books of the Jewish scripture

The social division in Hindu society that fell in rank below the caste system; it was occupied by those who carried out undesirable occupations such as undertaking, butchering, and waste collection

A caste in the Hindu caste system

Ancient and most sacred writings of Hinduism. They consist of series of hymns and formulaic chants that constituted a Hindu liturgy (rituals).

Jehovah, the god of the Jews

In ancient Chinese belief, the opposing forces that bring balance to nature and life

An ancient Persian religion that emphasized a struggle between good and evil and rewards in the afterlife for those who chose to follow a good life