AP World History Test 2- World Religions
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| 15153177066 | Buddha | "Enlightened One" |  | 0 |
| 15153177067 | Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. |  | 1 |
| 15153177068 | Caste System | A social structure in which classes are determined by heredity |  | 2 |
| 15153177069 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. |  | 3 |
| 15153177070 | Dharma | In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties |  | 4 |
| 15153177071 | Eightfold Path | In Buddhism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering |  | 5 |
| 15153177072 | Fasting | Nothing to eat or drink for at least 12 hours. |  | 6 |
| 15153177073 | Five Pillars | Declaration of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage |  | 7 |
| 15153177074 | Four Noble Truths | 1) All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow. 2) The cause of suffering is nonvirtue, or negative deeds and mindsets such as hated and desire. 3) The only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirture. 4) The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold Path |  | 8 |
| 15153177075 | Golden Rule | "Do to others whatever you would have them do to you." |  | 9 |
| 15153177076 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms |  | 10 |
| 15153177077 | Islam | A monotheistic religion that developed in Arabia in 7th century, means "submission to the will of Allah" |  | 11 |
| 15153177078 | Israel | A Jewish state on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, both in antiquity and again founded in 1948 after centuries of Jewish diaspora. |  | 12 |
| 15153177079 | Karma | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation |  | 13 |
| 15153177080 | Meditation | A family of mental exercises in which a conscious attempt is made to focus attention in a nonanalytical way. |  | 14 |
| 15153177081 | Messiah | A savior figure to be sent by God, awaited by the Judaism. |  | 15 |
| 15153177082 | Moksha | Becoming liberated for the cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism. |  | 16 |
| 15153177083 | Monotheism | Belief in a single God |  | 17 |
| 15153177084 | New Testament | Christian Scriptures |  | 18 |
| 15153177085 | Nirvana | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation |  | 19 |
| 15153177086 | Palestine | A territory in the Middle East on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Disputed with Israel. |  | 20 |
| 15153177087 | Polytheistic | Belief in many gods. |  | 21 |
| 15153177088 | Prophet | A person who expresses and explains the will of god. |  | 22 |
| 15153177089 | Rabbi | A teacher or ordained leader in the Jewish faith. |  | 23 |
| 15153177090 | Reincarnation | In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding |  | 24 |
| 15153177091 | Roman Catholicism | A branch of Christianity that developed in the western Roman Empire and that recognized the Pope as its supreme head |  | 25 |
| 15153177092 | Siddhartha Gautama | a prince who realized pain and suffering and went out on a spiritual journey looking for the cause and cure for suffering. He sat down for 48 days and meditated, and when he stopped was enlightened, and the 1st Buddha | | 26 |
| 15153177093 | Synagogue | A Jewish house of worship |  | 27 |
| 15153177094 | Ten Commandments | A set of laws for responsible behavior, which, according to the Bible, were given to Moses by God. |  | 28 |
| 15153177095 | Torah | "the law" of the Jewish faith; first five books of the Hebrew Bible |  | 29 |
| 15153177096 | Untouchables | LOWEST LEVEL OF INDIAN SOCIETY; not considered a real part of the caste system; often given degrading jobs; their life was extremely difficult |  | 30 |
| 15153177097 | Vedas | A Hindu holy book which is a collection of Aryan hymns that were transmitted orally before being written down in the 6th century BCE. |  | 31 |
| 15153177098 | Yahweh | Hebrew name for God |  | 32 |
| 15153177099 | Allah | Arabic word for God | 33 | |
| 15153177100 | Mecca | City in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion. |  | 34 |
| 15153177101 | Haaj | One who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca | 35 | |
| 15153177102 | Koran | The holy book of Islam | 36 | |
| 15153177103 | Samasara | repeating cycle of birth, life, death, and reincarnation | 37 | |
| 15153217444 | Jewish Diaspora | A "scattering" of the Jewish people | 38 | |
| 15153228013 | Jesus of Nazareth | Modified and Expanded the religion- Christianity | 39 | |
| 15153260204 | Reason for Jesus' execution | popularity and message of no man could be god OFFENDED conservative Jews and Romans | 40 | |
| 15153312101 | Levels of the Caste System | Levels of the Caste system. (from lowest to highest) Untouchables (the poor beggars), Sudras (farm workers, servants), Vaisyas (herders, farmers, merchants, crafts people), Kshatriyas (warriors), and Brahmins (Priest). | 41 | |
| 15153381620 | Confucianism | - Writings and lessons are written by Confucius (analects) - Sought to promote social harmony - Led to the creation of the civil service exam | 42 | |
| 15153397618 | Confucius | - Founder of Confucianism - ideas had ENORMOUS impact on China and East Asia | 43 | |
| 15153414699 | Legalism | the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled | 44 | |
| 15153425173 | Daoism | A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature. | 45 | |
| 15153444295 | Socrates | Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning; sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth | 46 | |
| 15153447465 | Plato | (430-347 BCE) Was a disciple of Socrates whose cornerstone of thought was his theory of Forms, in which there was another world of perfection. | 47 | |
| 15153452858 | Aristotle | A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with Plato | 48 | |
| 15153478198 | Quarm | record of revelations received during visions | 49 | |
| 15153496075 | Islam | - easy to learn and practice - *easily "portable" - nomads and trade routes* | 50 | |
| 15153517486 | Ashoka | gave up violence and converted to Buddhism. | 51 | |
| 15153572795 | Sharia | body of law | 52 | |
| 15153788742 | Oldest known practicing religion known to human beings | Hinduism | 53 | |
| 15153801400 | Hinduism's one god | Brahman- Creator (Vishnu- protector) (Shiva- destroyer) | 54 | |
| 15153828042 | Zoroastrianism | Persian religion founded by Zarathustra | 55 | |
| 15153886140 | Dualism | Ahura Mazda is at war with Angra Mainyu | 56 | |
| 15153910441 | Who practiced Zoroastrianism | Achaemenids, Parthians, and Sassanids | 57 | |
| 15153918004 | Parsis | Zoroastrians who fled to India for religious freedom | 58 | |
| 15153929861 | Influence of Christianity from Zoroastrianism | concept of a savior, paradise, and a final judgment | 59 | |
| 15153957658 | Pope | Head of the Roman Catholic Church and the top-ranking churchman of European Christianity | 60 | |
| 15153980500 | The greatest spreader of Christianity in its formative period | Paul stressed that the new faith was meant for Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews) | 61 |
