Asian Studies/snyder Answers – Flashcards
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monsoon |
type of wind that dominates South Asia
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karma |
What goes around comes around |
atman |
soul - Hinduism |
monopoly |
complete control over a market |
sepoy |
Indian troops serving in the British Army |
polytheism |
belief in many Gods |
tenant farmer |
one who rents his land and pays some of his crops to the owner |
secular |
lacking an official religion |
Mahatma |
Indian name for Ghandi - great soul |
Green Revolution |
technological advancements in agriculture |
civil disobedience |
refusal to obey unjust laws |
cottage industry |
small business run from home |
fertigation |
fertilizer and H2O mixed |
westernization |
adaption of clothing, music, values from US and Europe |
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turning SHH water to fresh |
suq |
marketplace |
jihad |
struggle to protect Islam |
monotheism |
belief and worship of 1 god |
Diaspora |
scattering of Jews |
intifada |
Palestinian attacks on Israelis |
refugees |
people who flee their homelands |
filial piety |
respect given to elders |
sphere of influence |
an area of special econ. privilage |
terrace |
small flat fields on the sides of hills or mountains |
shogun |
chief of Japanese army |
samurai |
Japanese warrior |
