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| 38105069 | bodhisattva | a person who has attained enlightenment but who has postponed nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment | 0 | |
| 38105070 | jainism | religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism | 1 | |
| 38105071 | mahavira | an extreme aesthetic who founded the religion Jainism and thought of several Hindu concepts, such as karma, in a very concrete way | 2 | |
| 38105072 | shinto | the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma | 3 | |
| 38105073 | kami | one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature) | 4 | |
| 38105074 | shotoku | Japanese Prince, sent three missions into China to bring back Chinese culture. | 5 | |
| 38105075 | TaNaKh | the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings | 6 | |
| 38105076 | torah | (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written | 7 | |
| 38105077 | abraham | Founder of Judaism who, according to the Bible, led his family from Ur to Canaan in obedience to God's command. | 8 | |
| 38105078 | moses | (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus | 9 | |
| 38105079 | YHVH | a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH | 10 | |
| 38105080 | dead sea scrolls | (Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s | 11 | |
| 38105081 | diaspora | the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture) | 12 | |
| 38105082 | 10 lost tribes of Israel | Ancient tribes of Israel that disappeared from the Biblical account after they were enslaved/exiled by Assyrians. | 13 | |
| 38105083 | Gnostic gospels | one claiming special or secret knowledge. Heresy in the early Church | 14 | |
| 38105084 | Eucharist | a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine | 15 | |
| 38105085 | paul of Tarsus | the most important figure in the spread of Christianity after Jesus's death | 16 | |
| 38105086 | constantine | Roman Emperor (4th century A.D.) who promoted tolerance to all religions in the Roman Empire and legalized Christianity | 17 | |
| 38105087 | theodosius | He divides the Roman Empire into two different empires (Roman & Byzantine). He also makes Christianity the only religion you could be. | 18 | |
| 38105088 | Augustine | (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian church | 19 | |
| 38105089 | Arianism | heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son | 20 | |
| 38105090 | clovis | king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy | 21 | |
| 38105091 | gregory | (Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership | 22 | |
| 38105092 | monasticism | a way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith | 23 | |
| 38105093 | Benedict of Nursia | Italian monk who created a set of rules for Western monasteries in the 6th century | 24 | |
| 38105094 | orthodoxy | state of following established teachings especially in religion | 25 | |
| 38105095 | carolingians | the family that ruled the Franks in Gaul from 751 to 987 in the Carolingian Dynasty. This began when Pepin was declared king. They lost power after the Treaty of Verdun. | 26 | |
| 38105096 | charlemagne | king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor | 27 | |
| 38105097 | carolingian renaissance | Charlemagne's efforts led to the revival of learning and culture, rebirth | 28 | |
| 38105098 | quran | the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina | 29 | |
| 38105099 | muhammad | the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632) | 30 | |
| 38105100 | hadith | (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran | 31 | |
| 38105101 | umma | the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan | 32 | |
| 38105102 | mecca | joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia | 33 | |
| 38105103 | ka'aba | (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine | 34 | |
| 38105104 | hajj | the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah | 35 | |
| 38105105 | jihad | a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal | 36 | |
| 38105106 | Dar al-Islam | the literal meaning of the arabic words is "the abodeof peace" the term refers to the land of Islam or the teritorys in which Islam and its religious laws may be freely practice | 37 | |
| 38105107 | hijra | The Migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622, marking the founding of Islam | 38 | |
| 38105108 | caliph | the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | 39 | |
| 38105109 | Abu Bakr | Companion of 1st muslim leader after Muhammad. Regarded by Sunni's as the 1st caliph and rightful succesor. The Shi'ah regard him as a traitor of Muhammad. Known as best interpretter of dreams following Muhammad's death. | 40 | |
| 38105110 | sunni | one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam | 41 | |
| 38105111 | shi'a | one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam | 42 | |
| 38105112 | ali | the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites | 43 | |
| 38105113 | imam | (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque | 44 | |
| 38105114 | mahdi | The last Imam for the Twelvers, believe that he disappeared but will return to save them | 45 | |
| 38105115 | ummayyad | Clan of Quraysh that dominated politics and commercial economy of Mecca; clan later able to establish dynasty as rulers of Isla | 46 | |
| 38105116 | abbasid | The dynasty that came after the Umayyads. Devoted their energy to trade, scholorship, and the arts. | 47 | |
| 38105117 | fatimids | people who claimed they were descended by Muhammad's daughter Fatima. The Shi'a Muslims formed the Fatimid Caliphate around 1258 in North Africa but it eventually spread to western Arabia and Syria. | 48 | |
| 38105118 | seljuk turks | nomadic Turks from Asia who conquered Baghdad in 1055 and allowed the caliph to remain only as a religious leader. they governed strictly | 49 | |
| 38105119 | ulama | the body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community | 50 | |
| 38105120 | sufis | a mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, and a simple life | 51 | |
| 38105121 | delhi sultanate | A Muslim leader of Ghur who defeated Hindu armies made Delhi, the third largest city of India, his capital. | 52 | |
| 38105122 | ghana | a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea | 53 | |
| 38105123 | mali | a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa | 54 | |
| 38105124 | sundiata | the one son of Mandinka that survived, founded Mali | 55 | |
| 38105125 | mansa musa | a king of Mali in the 1300s | 56 | |
| 38105126 | shari'a | the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed | 57 | |
| 38105127 | dhimmi | Literally "people of the book"; applied as inclusive term to Jews and Christians in Islamic territories; later extended to Zoroastrians and even Hindus & Buddhists | 58 | |
| 38105128 | crusade | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | 59 | |
| 38105129 | reconquista | The effort by Christian leaders to drive the Muslims out of Spain, lasting from the 1100s until 1492. | 60 | |
| 38105130 | inquisition | a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) | 61 | |
| 38105131 | cultural diffusion vs. independent innovation | A Roman Catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy - especially the one active in Spain during the 1400s. | 62 | |
| 38105132 | woman's role in religious practices | their role was to take care of the families more than to pracice certain traditions they were subserveant to men | 63 | |
| 38105133 | republics vs. democracies | Separate government entities joined together in the federal union Popular government | 64 | |
| 38105134 | slavery | the condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages | 65 | |
| 38105135 | trade routes | a network of routes where people traded/shared goods as well as ideas and religion | 66 |
