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| Islam | monotheistic religion closely connected to Judaism and Christianity that believes Muhammad is Allah's (God's) most important prophet. It is based in the Middle East but has spread to N. Africa and parts of Asia |
| Monotheism | Belief in one god |
| Torah | The holy book of Judaism, it makes up the first 5 books of the old testament |
| Judaism | the original monotheistic religion, it is the foundation for both Christianity and Islam. |
| Israel | area where judaism first developed it would become holy land for Christianity and Islam also |
| Koran | the holy book of Islam |
| Muhammad | according to Islam h is god's most important prophet and the founder of Islam |
| The 5 pillars of Islam | the basic duties of every follower of Islam. |
| Buddhism | religion/philosophy that began in India and spread to Asia and SE Asia. |
| Nirvana | the state of enlightenment (or state of no desires) that is the goal for Buddhists to reach |
| Siddhartha Guatama | aka The Buddha, he is the philosopher who founded Buddhism |
| Hinduism | Indian religion based on ending a cycle of re-birth and re-uniting with the universal spirit |
| Renaissance | literally it means "re-birth," and refers to the time period in which people started to re-focus on classical Greek and Roman ideas, and also began focusing heavily on art and education |
| The Medici | The ruling family of Florence they were some of the greatest patrons of the renaissance era. |
| Michelangelo Bounarroti | great renaissance artist who sculpted "the David" and painted the vault of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | great renaissance man whose artistic achievements include the "Mona Lisa" and "the last supper." |
| Humanism | renaissance philosophy that focused on the individual worth of humans, and believed that people should expect some earthly comforts. |
| Christianity | religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus, closely related to Judaism |
| New Testament | holy book for Christians that details the teacings of Jesus. |
| Cultural Diffusion | the spread of ideas from one place to another |
| Erasmus | author of the "Praise of Folly" a humanist work tht criticized the church |
| Shakespeare | English renaissance writer, famous for his plays and sonnets |
| Sonnets | 14 line poems developed by Petrarch that were popular during the renaissance |
| Essay | short writings were he author specifically states his point of view |
| Silk roads | series of trade routes between Asia and the Mediterranean Basin |
| Monsoon | seasonal winds in the Indian Ocean that impacted trade in that area |
| Marco Polo | Trader from Venice believed to have traveled to China and recorded his journey |
 | Silk road map |
 | Trans-saharan trade route map |
 | Michelangelo's "DAVID" |
 | Da Vinci's "MONA LISA" |
 | Mughal India Map |
 | Ottoman Empire Map |
 | Da Vinci's "LAST SUPPER" |
