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Unit 1 WHAP
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |