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198165009AnalectsA record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held0
198165010AnimismThe belief that spirits inhabit the features of nature1
198165011BodhisattvasBuddhist holy men who accumulated spiritual merits during their lifetime; Buddhists prayed to them in order to receive some of their holiness2
198165012BrahminA member of the social class of priests in Aryan society3
198165013CovenantAgreement; in the Judeo-Christian heritage, an agreement between God and humankind4
198165014DharmaIn Hinduism, the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual it generally refers to religious duty but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue5
198165015DiasporaThe exile of an ethic or racial group from their homeland6
198165016DiscipleA follower and learner of a mentor or other wise figure7
198165017Edict of MilanA document that made Christianity one of the religions allowed in the Roman Empire8
198165018Filial PietyIn China, respect for one's parents and other elders9
198165019HunsNomadic and pastoral people of unknown ethnological affinities who originated in N central Asia, appeared in Europe in the 4th Cent. AS, and built up an empire there10
198165020PhoeniciansSeafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean (Carthage); devised a simplified alphabet of 22 letters11
198527890KarmaIn Hindu tradition, the good or evil deeds done by a person12
198527891LatifundiaLarge landholdings in the Roman Empire13
198527892Messiah"Anointed" Savior or redeemer. Specifically, the Messiah was the descendant of King David expected by the Jews of ancient times to become their king, free them from foreign bondage, and rule over them in a golden age.14
198527893MokshaIn Hindu belief, the spirit's liberation from the cycle of reincarnation15
198527894MonotheismThe belief in one god16
198527895New TestamentThe portion of the Christian Bible that contains the Gospels that relate the account of the life of Jesus and also includes letters from the followers of Jesus to the early Christian churches17
198527896NirvanaIn Buddhism, a state of perfect peace that is the goal of reincarnation18
198527897PolisA Greek city-state19
198527898PopeThe head of the Roman Catholic church20
198527899ReincarnationRebirth; a belief of both Buddhism and Hinduism21
198527900SatiThe custom of higher castes of Hinduism of a widow throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her husband22
198527901Silk RoadCaravan routes and sea lanes between China and the Middle East23
198527902StoicismThe most popular Hellenistic philosophy; it involved strict discipline and an emphasis on helping others24
198527903Twelve TablesThe codification of Roman law during the republic25
198527904Ten CommandmentsThe moral law of the Hebrews26
198527905TheocracyA government ruled by the church27
198527906TorahThe first five books of the Jewish scripture28
198527907UntouchablesThe social division in Hindu society that fell in rank below the caste system; it was occupied by those who carried out undesirable occupations such as undertaking, butchering, and waste collection29
198527908VarnaA caste in the Hindu Caste system30
198527909VedasAncient and most sacred writings of Hinduism. The consist of series of hymns and formulaic chants that constituted a Hindu liturgy (rituals)31
198527910YahwehJehovah, the god of the Jews32
198527911Yin and YangIn ancient Chinese belief, the opposing forces that bring balance to nature and life33
198527912ZoroastrianismAn ancient Persian religion that emphasized a struggle between good and evil and rewards in the afterlife for those who chose to follow a good life34

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