Flashcards

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Ava Baucom Inglês 21 flashcards

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1indus rivergreat trans-Himalayan river of South Asia. It is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a length of some 2,000 miles
2mohenjo-daroarchaeological site in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Built around 2500 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, and one of the world's earliest major cities
3social classespeople grouped into social classes on the basis of wealth, income, educational attainment, and occupation
4harappaearly civilization within the Indus Valley, important in that it has provided proof of not just the Indus Valley Civilization as it was in its prime, but the success cultures had in this region
5varnasrefers to the Brahminic ideology of hierarchizing society into class
6caste systemrigid social groups characterized by hereditary transmission of life style, occupation and social status
7hinduismis an Indian religion and dharma, or way of life. It is the world's third-largest religion, with over 1.2 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population
8karmathe sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences
9great wall of chinaa series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups
10yellow rivercalled the cradle of Chinese civilization. with a length of 3,395 miles through northern China
11gobi deserta large desert or brushland region in East Asia covering parts of Northern and Northeastern China and of Southern Mongolia
12himalayasa mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau
13dynastya succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field.
14taoisma philosophical and spiritual tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao
15buddhismreligion founded in India on the belief of finding enlightenment
16legalismdependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith.
17confucianismbelief system built on an ancient religious foundation to establish the social values, institutions, and transcendent ideals of traditional Chinese society
18mandate of heavenchinese philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule. Good rulers were allowed to rule, while despotic, unjust rulers had the Mandate revoked.
19artisansa worker who practices a trade or handicraft
20filial pietyattitude of obedience, devotion, and care toward one's parents and elder family members based on Confucianism
21emperorthe sovereign or supreme male monarch of an empire