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| 5136884854 | Polytheism | the belief in many gods, with each god having a specialty, usually related to nature | 0 | |
| 5136884855 | Belief systems | systems which include both religion and philosophies, form comprehensive guidelines for human behavior, and were basic building blocks for most ancient civilizations | 1 | |
| 5136884856 | universalizing religions | transformed religions whose cores of beliefs transcend cultures and actively recruit new adherents. This happened to both Christianity and Buddhism with the Silk Road. | 2 | |
| 5136884857 | ethnic religions | religions such as Judaism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, that created strong bonds among its people, but had little emphasis on converting outsiders. | 3 | |
| 5136884858 | Hebrews | founders of Judaism, a Semitic people influenced by the Babylonian Civilization in the middle east | 4 | |
| 5136884859 | Hebrew Bible | a compilation of beliefs, events, and people from early history | 5 | |
| 5136884860 | Abraham | the founder of Judaism who rejected polytheism | 6 | |
| 5136884861 | diaspora | a scattering of ethnic people by their conquerors, which spread them to many parts of the earth. This happened to the Hebrews. | 7 | |
| 5136884862 | Judaism | abstract, less human, all knowing, all powerful, and always just describes the God of which religion? | 8 | |
| 5136884863 | Zoroastrianism | the official religion of the Persian Empire, based on the teachings of Zoroaster | 9 | |
| 5136884864 | Ahuramazda | the supreme deity who brought all things into being. The central belief of Zoroastrianism. | 10 | |
| 5136884865 | Angra Mainyu | the evil spirit of Zoroastrianism, who separated good from the bad, through free will humans could choose between right and wrong. | 11 | |
| 5136884866 | Christianity | a monotheistic religion influenced by Judaism that emerged in the early years of the Roman Empire, founded by Jesus of Nazareth | 12 | |
| 5136884867 | Jesus of Nazareth | a Jewish prophet and teacher that Christians regard as the son of God | 13 | |
| 5136884868 | Monotheism | the belief in one god | 14 | |
| 5136884869 | Moral code of Christianity | love, charity, and humility describes which religions moral code? | 15 | |
| 5136884870 | Paul | a jewish missionary who appealed to Greeks and Romans who caused the rapid growth of Christianity | 16 | |
| 5136884871 | Hinduism | the most popular religion in India whose historical roots are grounded in the caste system and reflect the cultural development of the Indian subcontinent | 17 | |
| 5136884872 | Atman | the pieces of the disembodied human soul, trapped in the physical world, whose greatest desire is to reunite with the hindu universal spirit | 18 | |
| 5136884873 | Karma | a destiny that has been shaped by years of cause and effect, that is outwardly revealed by an individual's caste, or station in life | 19 | |
| 5136884874 | dharma | a set of duties that the individual must fulfill (hinduism) | 20 | |
| 5136884875 | moksha | a rare reunion with the universal spirit achieved after the Brahmin status | 21 | |
| 5136884876 | Vishnu | the preserver (hinduism) | 22 | |
| 5136884877 | Shiva | the destroyer (hinduism) | 23 | |
| 5136884878 | mudras | hand signals, that communicate with Hindu believers | 24 | |
| 5136884879 | Vedas | epic poems sung by ancient priests that were eventually written down | 25 | |
| 5136884880 | Rig Veda | most significant Veda that deals with deities (Indra and Varuna) and their relationships with humans | 26 | |
| 5136884881 | Mahabharata | the world's longest poem that is important to the central Hindu belief | 27 | |
| 5136884882 | Ramayana | a poem that demonstrates the fulfillment of dharma, particularly as it relates to husband and wife relationships | 28 | |
| 5136884883 | Bhagavad-Gita | a segment of the Mahabharata about the warrior Arjuna, who strove to treat other human beings well, while fulfilling his dharma | 29 | |
| 5136884884 | Buddhism | a religion starting in the Ganges river valley area founded by Siddhartha Gautama, appealed to lower class Hindu because there is no caste in this religion | 30 | |
| 5136884885 | the Buddha | the enlightened one | 31 | |
| 5136884886 | Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Buddhism, a member of the kshatrya caste who abandoned his privileged life to seek the meaning of life | 32 | |
| 5136884887 | nirvana | a union with the universal spirit, which offers release from human suffering (buddhism) | 33 | |
| 5136884888 | the four noble truths | 1. All of life is suffering 2. All suffering is caused by desire for things that ultimately won't fulfill us 3. Desire can only be overcome by ending all desire 4. Desire can only be ended by following the Eightfold Path | 34 | |
| 5136884889 | the Eightfold Path | eight steps that must be mastered one at a time, involved in the "right" thinking and acting. They are: Right knowledge, right purpose, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right mindfulness, and right meditation (buddhism) | 35 | |
| 5136884890 | Theravada | a strict sect of Buddhism that emphasizes the monastic life for both men and women, and strongly emphasis the eightfold path. | 36 | |
| 5136884891 | Mahayana | a sect of Buddhism that believes Buddhas came after Siddhartha Gautama. Buddhas are people who have perfected their life with the Eightfold path. They serve as an example of inspiration in Buddhist temples. Buddhas are often worshiped as Gods. | 37 | |
| 5136884902 | Laozi | the founder of Daoism | 38 | |
| 5136884892 | boddhisatva | a person who had taken the eightfold path and reached perfection, but has delayed entering nirvana in order to help others along the way | 39 | |
| 5136884893 | Confucius | founder of confucianism, lived during the warring states period | 40 | |
| 5136953386 | The Analects | a collection of the teachings and thoughts of Confucius | 41 | |
| 5136884894 | yin-yang | the principle of opposite forces in harmony | 42 | |
| 5136884895 | reciprocity | the notion that people give and take equally within the context of five basic relationships of society | 43 | |
| 5136884896 | the five basic relationships of society (reciprocity) | parent and child sovereign and minister husband and wife older and younger brother friend and friend | 44 | |
| 5136884897 | Xiao | the devotion of the individual to family and the strong ties that hold families together, children must respect their parents and obey family elders, look after welfare, support them in old age, and remember them as revered ancestors after their deaths. | 45 | |
| 5136884898 | Ren | kindness and benevolence, courtesy, respect, diligence, and loyalty, are all Confucius values in which teaching? | 46 | |
| 5136884899 | Li | the emphasis on orderly rituals that demonstrate respect and reciprocity in relationships (confucianism) | 47 | |
| 5136884900 | Daoism | the Chinese belief that encourages a retreat from society, the development of a reflective and introspective consciousness, and the following of Dao "the path" | 48 | |
| 5136884901 | Dao | the path | 49 | |
| 5136991459 | Vedas | epic poems sung by ancient priests that were eventually written down | 50 |
