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23 Cards in this Set
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polytheism
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the worship of or belief in more than one god
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incarnations
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a period of time passed in a given bodily form or condition
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karma
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the total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny
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caste
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any of the hereditary, endogamous social classes or subclasses of traditional hindu society,
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enlightenment
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a blessed state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains nirvana
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nrivana
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the ineffable ultimate in which one has attained disinterested wisdom and compassion
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monotheism
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the doctrine or belief that there is only one god
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prophets
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a person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
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ancient
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haveing the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use
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mythology
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a body or collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their origin, history, devites, ancestors, and heroes
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covenant
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in the bible, god's promise to the human race
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dynasty
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a succession of rulers from the same family or line
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divine right
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the doctrine that monarchs derive their right to rule directly from god and are accountable only to god
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absolute power
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total control
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city-state
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a sovereign state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding city territory
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toralitarian
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gov't control over every aspect of life
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monarchy
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a gov't in which power is in the hands of a single person
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aristocracy
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a gov't in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
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alliance
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a close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes
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civil war
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a war between factions or regions of the same country
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philosophers
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a student of or specialist in philosophy (philosophy - love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self discipline)
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natural laws
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patterns and explanations of the world discovered through reason and intelligence
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barbarian
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a member of a peopel considered by those of another nation or group to have a primitive civilization
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