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early civilizations
early civilization vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| belief that spirits and forces may live in animals objects or dreams | animism |
| professional storyteller in the early west | griot |
| world traveler | ibn battuta |
| kumbi saleh;made up two walled towns | kingdom of ghana |
| rich kingdom that was united in 1235 and controlled the gold trade routes | kingdom of mali |
| also called kush was located in present day sudan | kingdom of nubia |
| a wealthy trading city that emerged in west africa around 1450 | kingdom of songhai |
| 25 year reign worked to ensure peace in his empire | mansa musa |
| salt gold iron copper diamonds and oil | mineral resources |
| specially trained person who knew how to read write and keep records | scribe |
| hindu belief in nonviolence and a reverance for all life | ahimsa |
| in hindu belief a persons essential self | atman |
| according to aryan belief the single spiritual power that resides in all things | brahman |
| in traditional indian society unshangable social group which a person is born | caste |
| in hundu belier an individuals religious moral duties | dharma |
| ruled india from 320 to 550 "the golden age" | gupta |
| in hundu belief all the actions that affect a persons fate in the next life | karma |
| seasonal wind in india | monsoon |
| elected warrior chief of an aryan tribe | rajah |
| belief of rebirth in another soul or bodily form | reincarnation |
| an ancient written language of the aryans | sanskirt |
| large landmass thet juts out from a continent | subcontinent |
| outcasts/lived hard lives | untouchables |
| philosiphyical dialogues about hindu belief | upanishads |
| hindu sacred texts | vedas |