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APWH Ch 5 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |