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293548822AnalectsAlso known as the Analects of Confucius, are a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held0
293548823AnimismThe belief that spirits inhabit the features of nature1
293548824BodhisattvasBuddhist holy men who accumulated spiritual merits during their lifetime; Buddhists prayed to them in order to recieve some of their holiness2
293548825BrahminA member of the social class of priests in Aryan society3
293548826CovenantAgreement; in the Judeo-Christian heritage, an agreement between God and humankind4
293548827DharmaIn 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
293548828DiasporaThe exile of an ethnic or racial group from their homeland6
293548829DiscipleA follower and learner of a mentor or other wise figure7
293548830Edict of MilanA document that made Christianity one of the religions allowed in the Roman Empire8
293548831Filial PietyIn China, respect for one's parents and other elders9
293548832HunsNomadic and pastoral people of unknown ethnological affinities who originated in N central Asia, appeared in Europe in the 4th cent. AD, and built up an empire there.10
293548833PhoeniciansSeafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean (modern day Lebanon); established colonies throughout the Mediterranean (Carthage); devised a simplified alphabet of 22 letters11
293548834KarmaIn Hindu tradition, the good or evil deeds done by a person12
293548835LatifundiaLarge landholdings in the Roman Empire13
293548836Messiah(Heb. '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 of glory, peace, and righteousness.14
293548837MokshaIn Hindu belief, the spirit's liberation from the cycle of reincarnation15
293548838MonotheismThe belief in one god16
293548839New 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
293548840NirvanaIn Buddhism, a state of perfect peace that is the goal of reincarnation18
293548841PolisA Greek city-state19
293548842PopeThe head of the Roman Catholic church20
293548843ReincarnationRebirth; a belief of both Buddhism and Hinduism21
293548844SatiThe custom of higher castes of Hinduism of a widow throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her husband22
293548845Silk RoadCaravan routes and sea lanes between China and the Middle East23
293548846StoicismThe most popular Hellenistic philosophy; it involved strict discipline and an emphasis on helping others24
293548847Twelve TablesThe codification of Roman law during the republic25
293548848Ten CommandmentsThe moral law of the Hebrews26
293548849TheocracyA government ruled by the church27
293548850TorahThe first five books of the Jewish scripture28
293548851UntouchablesThe 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
293548852VarnaA caste in the Hindu caste system30
293548853VedasAncient and most sacred writings of Hinduism. They consist of series of hymns and formulaic chants that constituted a Hindu liturgy (rituals).31
293548854YawehJehovah, the god of the Jews32
293548855Yin and YangIn ancient Chinese belief, the opposing forces that bring balance to nature and life33
293548856ZoroastrianismAn 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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