World History Vocab: Word Wall 10-16
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Christianity | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior |
| Judaism | the monotheistic religion, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud |
| Hinduism | a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system |
| Buddhism | a religion holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is otherwise subject. |
| Islam | based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah |
| Reincarnation | is the process of being reborn where an individual spirit or soul is born again and again until moksha, or a perfect understanding of the world, is reached |
| Enlightenment | the state attained when one's spirit, or Atman, is freed from the cycle by gathering wisdom, from which reincarnation ends and human desire ceases to exist |
| Four Noble Truths | the four main ideas that Buddha had learned during his enlightenment which he preached during his first sermon about achieving Enlightenment |
| Nirvana | the new Buddha's description of Enlightenment where one is released from selfishness and pain |
| Covenant | is a promise made between two parties |
| Ten Commandments | These are a set of stone tablets which contain a group of ten rules or laws issued by God to Moses on Mount Sinai |
| Moses | The man described by the Torah and the Bible as the one who delivered the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt |
| Apostles | These twelve men were Jesus' first pupils or student who gave up their lives in order to follow Jesus |
| Diaspora | The dispersal of the Jews during their rebellion from the Romans |
| Zionist Movement | Where many Jews migrated out of Europe in order to escape persecution |
| Balfour Declaration | Signed by the U.S. and the U.N. that made Isreal a country |
| Palestinian Liberation Organization | Political party and organization that fought for Palestinian rights |
| Anti-Semitism | The act of hating or persecuting people of the Jewish religion |
| Settlements | Places in Palestine that the Isrealis have taken order for protection |
| Six Days War | The war where 3 countries attacked Isreal at once (Jordan, Egypt, and Syria) |
| Yom Kippur War | The war where Palestinians attacked Isreal on their holiday |
| Refugee Camps | Camps for people that were moved from their homes |
| Right of Return | Palestinians claim they have this which would give them their land back |
| Oslo Accords | Peace negotiations between Palestinians and Isrealis during the 90s |
| Allah | The one God in the monotheistic religion of Islam |
| Muhammad | An orphaned man who claimed to have been spoken to by Allah through the angel Gabriel |
| Muslim | "One who has submitted" or a follower of Islam |
| Mosque | The Islamic house of worship |
| Hajj | The pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Qu'ran | The holy book of the Muslims |
| Caliph | A title in Arabic which means "successor" or "deputy" |
| Sunni | Group that believes that the four caliphs were rightly guided following Muhammed's example |
| Shi'a | A group that believes that leaders should be related to Muhammad |
| Lord | a landowner |
| Fief | the land being exchanged |
| Vassal | the person who recieves the land/ fief |
| Serf | peasant |
| Manor | the lord's estate |
| Tithe | a church tax |
| Feudalism | A political and economic system of Europe which divides up the land between people |
| Middle Ages | a time period when the Roman Empire began to decline |
| Code of Chivalry | A code issued in the 1100's that demanded that a knight fight bravely |
| Siege | An attack on a castle |
| Clergy | A group of people of the church |
| Sacraments | Important religious ceremonies that helped one reach salvation |
| Simony | The practice which bishops sold positions of the Church to different people |
| Gothic | A new type of architecture that involved light and windows reaching towards the heavens |
| The Crusades | A "holy war" that was issued by Pope Urban II so that they would be able to gain control of the Holy Land |
| Christopher Columbus | A Genose sea captain who sailed from Spain in 1492 and found America |
| Colonies | Lands that are controlled by other nations |
| Conquistadors | Spanish explorers who traveled throughout North and South America in search of gold and silver |
| Mestizo | Mixed Spanish and Native American populations |
| Jamestown | The settlement founded by 1607 by the English people |
| Triangle Trade | A transatlantic trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas |
| Columbian Exchange | The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas |
| Capitalism | A economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources for profit |
| Mercantilism | a theory of economic policy that put a country's power mainly in their amoutn fo wealth |
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