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11189315250monotheismbelief in only one god0
11189315251polytheismbelief in more than one god1
11189315252Buddhisma religion based on the teachings of the Buddha2
11189315253Mahayana Buddhismschool of Buddhist theology that believed that the Buddha was a deity, unlike previous groups that had considered him a wise human being3
11189315254Theravedathe more conservative of the two major traditions of Buddhism (the other being Mahayana), and a school of Hinayana Buddhism. It is practiced mainly in Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos4
11189315255ChristianityBible5
11189315256HinduismVedas and Upanishads6
11189315257JudaismTorah7
11189315258ZoroastrianismAvesta8
11189315259Confucianismethics, beliefs, and practices stipulated by Confucius (Kong Qiu), which served as a guide for Chinese society up to modern times9
11189315260Socrates(470-399 BCE) an Athenian philosopher who thought that human beings could lead honest lives and that honor was far more important than wealth, fame, or other superficial attributes10
11189315261Plato(430-347 BCE) was a disciple of Socrates whose cornerstone of thought was his theory of Forms, in which there was another world of perfection11
11189315262Aristotle(384-322 BCE) Believed, unlike his teacher Plato, that philosophers could rely on their senses to provide accurate information about the world12
11189315263dietya god or goddess13
11189315264Dharmain Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties14
11189315265Karma(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation15
11189315266Shamanismcertain humans whose powers supposedly enabled them to communicate with supernatural forces and transform themselves wholly or partly into beasts16
11189315267Syncretisma blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith17
11189315268Hellensimthe diffusion of Greek culture throughout the Mediterranean world after the conquest of Alexander the Great18
11189315269agriculturefarming19
11189315270Zigguratstemples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped20
11189315271Stupasa dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine.21
11189315272Lapiz Lazulisemi-precious blue stone22
11189315273polygamyhaving more than one spouse at a time23
11189315274monogamyMarriage to only one person at a time24
11189315275MartilinealBased on a woman's family line25
11189315276Patrilinealbased on or tracing descent through the male line26
11189315277Brahmanpriests and teachers27
11189315278KshatriyasThe warrior and aristocrat varna of the caste system.28
11189315279Sudrascommoners, peasants, servants29
11189315280DalitsUntouchables30

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