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AP Human Geo Chapter 7 Vocabulary

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Religion   show
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show Indifference to or rejection of religion.  
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Monotheistic Religion   show
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Polytheistic Religion   show
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Animistic Religions   show
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show A religion believed by its followers to have universal application and to which followers actively seek converts.  
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show A religion into which people are born and whose followers do not actively seek converts.  
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Hinduism   show
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show Social structure of South Asian society dating to the Indus civilization (2500-1800 BCE) where people are born into their place in society.  
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Buddhism   show
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Shintoism   show
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show Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities. Structures and objects are positioned to channel flow of sheng-chi (“life-breath”) in favorable ways.  
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show Political philosophy that values benevolence, loyalty, and diligence within the structure of the family and the government. Developed from the writings of Confucius in 6th to 5th centuries BCE. Hearth in China, one of the core elements of Asian culture.  
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show Religion based on the belief in one God who revealed himself to and entered a covenant with Abraham. Dates to 2000 BCE. Hearth in present-day Israel.  
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Diaspora   show
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show Movement for the establishment of a national homeland for Jews in the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.  
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Christianity   show
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show One of three major branches of Christianity (together with the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant).  
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Eastern Orthodox Church   show
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Protestant   show
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Islam   show
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show Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad’s successor did not need to be a blood relative of Muhammad.  
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Shi’ite   show
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show Belief systems and philosophies practiced and traditionally passed from generation to generation among peoples within an indigenous tribe or group.  
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Sacred sites   show
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Hajj   show
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show Boundaries between the world’s major faiths.  
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show Religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy.  
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Religious extremism   show
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Jihad   show
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show Boundaries between sects within a single major faith.  
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