AP-Some Essential Vocab Units 1-4

The migrating peoples of Africa which spread a common language in several regions 

Freedom from the cycle of death and rebirth in Hinduism

Warrior-King of the Maurya who converted to Buddhism and spread the religion through India

A period of new interest in Greek and Roman culture and learning French for the "Rebirth"

Patriarchy is defined as

The city-state of Greece focusing on the arts, philosophy, politics, and creating democracy

The devotion of children to their elders and the veneration of their ancestors in Confucianism-

Code of Japanese samurai: honor, duty, loyalty, integrity, and suicide over dishonor (seppuku)

A government run by a religious figure or a diety

The system of mandatory labor created by the Inca to create advanced projects

The social structure created by the Aryan peoples for Hinduism 

A government controlled by a group of people

When livestock are herded in order to find fresh pastures.

The system where foreign rulers declare their inferiority to China to engage in trade with it

A series of Holy Wars between European and the Islamic world in the "Middle Ages"

The sacred pilgrimage to Mecca Muslims must undertake once in their lifetime.

A system of government where the power rests in the people who decide government affairs.

The merging of different cultures, languages, religions, and schools of thought 

Political and religious successor to Muhammad and a leader of the Muslim community-

The state of perfect peace and harmony in Buddhism that breaks the reincarnation cycle