Vocab terms 1
Belief that spirits and forces may live in animals, objects, or dreams
Animism
World's largest desert, located in northern Africa. It became a highway for migration and trade.
Sahara Desert
seasonal wind; in India, the winter monsoon brings hot, dry weather and the summer monsoon brings rain
Monsoon
In traditional Indian society, unchangeable social group into which a person is born
Caste
in ancient civilizations, specially trained person who knew how to read, write, and keep records
Scribe
Sanskrit
an ancient written language of the Aryans
large landmass that juts out from a continent
Subcontinent
elected warrior chief of an Aryan tribe in ancient India; local Hindu ruler in India
Rajah
in Hindu belief , a person's religious or moral daily duties
Dharma
in Hinduism, all the deeds of a person's life that affect existence in the next life
Karma
In Hinduism, belief in the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form
Reincarnation
many farming villages were united to from this kingdom that lay between the Niger and Senegal rivers
Kingdom of Ghana
Hindu belief in nonviolence and a reverence for all life
Ahimsa
Hindu sacred texts
Vedas
within the ancient Indian castle system, outcasts who lived harsh lives
Untouchables
rich kingdom that was united in 1235 and controlled the gold trade routes
Kingdom of Mali
Written religious reflections regarding Hindu beliefs
Upanishads
a wealthy trading city that emerged in West Africa around 1450
Kingdom of Songhai
According to Aryan belief, the single spiritual power that resides in all things
Brahman
useful items gained from the earth that can be traded
(Ex: salt, gold, iron, copper, diamonds and oil)
Mineral Resources
greatest emperor of Mali that came to the throne in 1312; he converted to Islam, traveled throughout the Middle East, and made many contacts in the Muslim World; encouraged cultural diffusion.
Mansa Musa
is the root language of many current West Africa languages. It is used to trace the migration patterns of people in Africa
Bantu
dynasty that ruled India from 320 to 550; under their rule India enjoyed a Golden Age
Gupta
a capital city in the early Indus River Valley civilization
Mohenjo-Daro
A scholarly traveler from Morocco that traveled an estimated 75,000 miles and wrote an account of his travels
Ibn Battuta