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Unit 1 WHAP
Term | Definition |
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moksha | the religious goal of hinduism |
theravada | the strict behaviors of past buddha's |
mahayana | sect of buddhism that offers salvation to all "the great vehicle" |
bodhisattvas | future buddhas |
Quran | holy book of islam |
Umma | community of all muslims |
Ulama | islamic religious scholars |
Sufis | mystical muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and simple life |
Hangzhou | China's capital during the Song dynasty, with a population of more than a million people |
Hangul | Korean alphabet represented through symbols |
chu nom | A variation of Chinese writing developed in Vietnam |
bushido | japanese code of honor among the samurai |
Delhi Sultanate | Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of South Asia for 320 years |
Vijayanagar | Arose in the south after 1340 and drew on north Indian Muslim architectural features and made use of Muslim mercenaries for its military forces |
Abbasid caliphate | arab dynasty that had ruled the islamic world in theory and third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad |