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APWH Ch 5 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Ahura Mazda | in Zoroastrianism, this is the good god who rules the world. |
Angra Mainyu | in Zoroastrianism, this is the evil god engages in a cosmic struggle with Ahura Mazda |
Aristotle | Greek polymath philosopher (384-322 BCE); a student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great |
Atman | the human soul, which in classic Hindu belief seeks union with Brahman |
Ban Zhao | a major female Confucian author of Han-dynasty-era China (45-166 CE) whose works give insight to the implication of Confucian thinking for women |
Bhagavad Gita | a great Hindu text that affirms the performance of caste duties as a path to religious literation; part of the much larger epic poem Mahabharata |
Bhakti movement | an immensely popular development in Hinduism that advocated intense devotion toward a particular deity |
Brahman | the World Soul or final reality in Upanishadic Hindu belief |
Brahmins | the priestly caste of India |
Buddhism | the cultural/ religious tradition first enunciated by Siddhartha Guatama |