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Vocabulary List # 1
Global History Vocabulary Words for Regent
Term | Definition |
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Code of Hammurabi | 1st know set of laws |
Animism (Animals) | belief in spirits in nature |
Reincarnation | the rebirth of the soul |
Cuneiform | wedge-shaped writing developed by the Sumerians |
Polytheism | belief in many gods |
Cultural Diffusion | the exchange of ideas, goods, customs and technology among cultures |
Mandate of Heaven | the right to rule according to Chinese tradition |
Republic | a form of government in which citizens elect representatives |
Nomads | a person who moves from place to place with no permanent home |
Twelve Tables | Roman Code of Law |
Feudalism | the political, social and economic system that existed during the Middle Ages |
Hellenistic Culture | blending of Persian, Greek and Egyptian cultures during the age of Alexander the Great |
Pax Romana | the golden age of Rome |