World History Vocab C1
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- cultural diffusion
- the exchange of goods, idesa, and customs among differnet cultures
- reincarnation
- the rebirth of the soul or spirit in different bodies over time
- city-state
- an independent state consisting of a city surrounding land and villages
- monarchy
- rule by a king or queen
- civilization
- highly organized society marked by advanced knowledge of trade, government, arts, science, and often written language
- jati
- groups based on occupation formed within larger social classes in ancient India, each with its own rules and customs
- technology
- the skills and knowledge used by the people to make tools and do work
- bureaucracy
- a group of government officials headed by an administrator
- varnas
- one of four main social classes in Aryan society of ancient India
- nirvana
- in Buddhism, a state of oneness with the universe, the end of the cycle of rebirth
- yin and yang
- in Chinese thinking, the opposing principles present in all nature
- slash-and-burn farming
- farming method in which land for crops is cleared by cutting and burning trees to fertilize the soil
- prehistory
- time before written history
- dharma
- duties and rights of members of each class in traditional Hindu society
- prophets
- a person who preaches or interprets what are thought to be messages from God
- empire
- group of territories or nations ruled by a single ruler or government
- monotheism
- belief in one God
- alphabet
- system of symbols or characters that represent the sounds of a language
- hominids
- member of the group that includes human beings and earlier human-like creatures
- karma
- in Hinduism, the idea that one's actions in life determine one's destiny and future
- dynasty
- a line of rulers who belong to the same family
- culture
- the way of life of a given people at a given time, including language, behavior, and beliefs
- polytheism
- worship of many gods