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Placelessness |
Define by geographer Edward Ralph as the loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape that one place looks like the next |
Edward Relph Looks like the next Unique place |
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Indo-European languages |
the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken through you're up and parts of southwestern and southern Asia |
Family of languages 1000 bc Southwestern and southern Asia |
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Romantic languages |
Languages that developed from Latin and the Romans language that are branched from Indo-European |
Latin Indo-European Roman language |
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Slavic language |
A language Branch with many speakers divided into groups after movement of slaves to different isolated areas |
Language branch Groups Isolated areas |
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Standard language |
Form of language used for official government business, education, and mass communication |
Official government business Education Mass communication |
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Protestant |
One of the three major branches of Christianity. Following the widespread sociatel changes in Europe starting in 13000 CD , many inheritance of the Roman Catholic Church begin to question the role of religion in their lives and opened the door to Protestant Reformation where John Huss , Martin Luther, John Calvin, and others challenged many of the fundamental teachings of the Roman Catholic Church |
One of the 3 major branches John calvin Martin Luther |
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Sunnis |
Adherents to the largest branch of Islam called Orthodox or traditional list. They believe in the effectiveness of family and community in the solutions of life's problems they differ from the Shiites in accepting the Traditions ( Sunna ) of Muhammad as authoritative |
Largest branch Orthodox or traditionalist Muhammad as authoritative |
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Shi'ites |
Inheritance of one of the two main divisions of Islam they represent Persian or Iranian variation of Islam and believe in infallibility and the Divine Right to authority of Islam, descendants of Ali |
Persian variation Decedent's of Ali Believe in infallibility and divine right |
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Shamanism |
Community of Faith In traditional Societies in which people follow their Shaman a religious leader, teacher, healer, and Visionary. At times and especially strong Shaman might attract a regional following. However, most remain local figures |
Shaman Local figures ( mostly ) Religious leader, teacher, healer, visionary |
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Sharia law |
System of Islamic law, sometimes called qu'ranic law used unlike most western systems of law that are based on legal precedence, Sharia is based on varying degrees of interpretation of the Quran |
Qu'ranic law Based on qu'ran Not like western |
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Shintoism |
Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism Shintoism focuses on nature and ancestor worship |
Japan Buddhist Nature and ancestor worship |
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Internally displaced persons |
Individuals who are uprooted within the borders of their own country because of conflict or human rights abuse |
Human rights abuse In own country Conflict |
