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| 2948742515 | Moses | judaism, a religious leader who embraced monotheism. taught the yahweh | 0 | |
| 2948749819 | yahweh | judaism, a supremely powerful deity, the creator and sustainer of the world. he was a personal god and expected his people to worship him alone. he had a very strict legal code. | 1 | |
| 2948953658 | monothiesm | judaism, religion that worships the yahwe, teaches to refrain antisocial behaviors. it taught that they would be punished by yahweh if they did not live by his commandments. also they would be punished as a community for one mans actions | 2 | |
| 2948968885 | torah | the first five books in the bible and the entirety of jewish teachings | 3 | |
| 2948975019 | basic beliefs of judaism | do not commit anti social behaviors such as lying, theft, adultery, and murder. also to provide relief and protection for the poor. | 4 | |
| 2948981460 | vedas | hinduism, large body of texts | 5 | |
| 2949005568 | upanisheds | hinduism, series of hindu sacred treaties that contributes to the theology of ancient hinduism | 6 | |
| 2949011607 | caste system | hinduism, class structure. determined by birth | 7 | |
| 2949014006 | jati | hinduism, clans tribes and communities in india | 8 | |
| 2949017221 | karma | hinduism, a persons actions during their lives decides their fate in the afterlife. | 9 | |
| 2949022606 | basic beliefs of hinduism | there is an afterlife vedas is the ultimate authority souls are immortal believes in one supreme being | 10 | |
| 2949037401 | zarathustra | Zoroastrianism, a wealthy aristocrat who left his religion, claimed to see visions from god telling him to create a new religion. | 11 | |
| 2949045330 | magi | followers of Zoroastrianism | 12 | |
| 2949047374 | gathas | 17 hymns believed to have been composed by zarathustra. the mass sacred text of this faith. | 13 | |
| 2949054882 | ahura mazda | the creator sole god of Zoroastrianism | 14 | |
| 2949063222 | main beliefs of zoroastrianism | -belief in a supreme and universal god (not monothiestic though, ahura mazda main god but there are smaller dieties) -the duality of of existence -the divinity of creation -the spiritual nature of the world and human beings -polytheism (multiple smaller gods) -goodness of humanity -sanctity of the elements -traditions of prophets -afterlife -sin -judgment day -sacrificial rituals -sacred chants -importance of righteousness | 15 | |
| 2949088987 | the influence of zoroastrianism on other religions | religious traditions, god, the devil, sexual equality, evolution, enviromentalism and free will | 16 | |
| 2949102175 | kong fuzi | confucianism, he was the first chinese thinker who addresses the problem of political and social order in a straight forward and cautious fashion | 17 | |
| 2949108326 | analects | confucianism, a word that has profoundly influenced the chinese politically and culturally | 18 | |
| 2949113113 | xiao | confucianism, reflected highest significance of the family in chinese society | 19 | |
| 2949119593 | mencius | confucianism, the most learned man of his age | 20 | |
| 2949124933 | xunzi | cofucianism, man of immense of learning | 21 | |
| 2949128741 | core beliefs of confucianism | show respect to elders be kind | 22 | |
| 2949132666 | gender roles in confucianism | men are more dominant then women | 23 | |
| 2949181615 | laozi | a sage that founded daoism | 24 | |
| 2949183859 | daodejing | the central daoist text written as a guide for rulers | 25 | |
| 2949188134 | dao | daoism, the absolute principal underlying the universe within itself the principals of yin and yang and signifying the way or code of behavior, that is in harmony with the natural order | 26 | |
| 2949199144 | wuwei | daoism, disengagement from the competitive excursions and active involvement and affairs of the world | 27 | |
| 2949206424 | core beliefs of daoism | a philosophical, ethical, and religious tradition of chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the dao | 28 | |
| 2949218225 | political implications of Daoism | its religion has influenced china, vietnam, japan, and korea | 29 | |
| 2949226324 | daoism influence on metallurgy, poetry, architecture, and medicinal theories and practices | they focused on achieving immortality which caused them to try excersize, meditation, and diets. their medicinal practices were more philosophical then scientific. poetry was heavily integrated with art. a lot of poetry and art was based around nature. metallurgy- they attempted to change ordinary things(metals) into gold. through these attempts they learned much about the properties of of metals. architecture- buildings were built so as to not interfere with nature but to instead coexist with it. | 30 | |
| 2949265122 | basic beliefs of legalism | -highly efficient and powerful government was the key to resorting order -government should use the law to end civil disorder and restore harmony -controlling ideas as well as actions -humans are innately bad -strict rules and harsh punishments | 31 | |
| 2949281674 | siddhartha guatama | indian mystic and founder of buddhism. born a prince he began preaching at the age of 35 after developing the central tenets of buddhism through intense meditation | 32 | |
| 2949291493 | four noble truths | buddhism, comprise the essence of Buddhas teachings though they leave much left explained. they are the truth of suffering, cause of suffering, the en of suffering, and the path that leads to the ending of suffering | 33 | |
| 2949305860 | eightfold path | Buddhism, one of the principal teachings of sravakayana. it is used to develop insight to into the true nature of phenomena(or reality) and to eradicate greed, hatred, and delusion. | 34 | |
| 2949319740 | nirvana | a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. in Buddhism, nirvana is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a persons individual desires and suffering go away | 35 | |
| 2949336573 | dharma | buddhism, cosmic law and order, also the term for phenomena | 36 | |
| 2949341337 | mahayana Buddhism | one of two main existing branches of buddhism and a term for classification of buddhists philosophies and practice | 37 | |
| 2949348959 | Boddisattras | Buddhism, the sanskrit term for a being with bodhi(enlightenment) a boddisattra is anyone who, motivated by great compassion has generated boddhisattras, which is a spontaneous wish to obtain buddhahood for the benifit of all sentiet beings | 38 | |
| 2949368789 | basic beliefs of buddhism | sila- virtue, good conduct, morality (all living entities are equal) (the golden rule) samadhi-concetration, meditation, mental development prajina- discernment, insight, wisdom, enlightenment | 39 | |
| 2949381258 | gender roles in Buddhism | everyone is equal | 40 | |
| 2949388656 | Mahavira | jainism, the 24th and last tirthenkara of jainism of present avasarpani era. he was born into a royal family in what is now biharindia. his fathers name was siddhartha and mother trishala | 41 | |
| 2949406249 | ahisma | Jainism, the principal of nonviolence towards all living things | 42 | |
| 2949409490 | jainism basic beliefs | -non violence -reincarnation leads to liberation -not stealing -celibacy -not aquisition -relativity | 43 | |
| 2949418215 | ramayana | popular hinduism, a sanskrit epic poem ascribed to the hindu sage and sanskrit poet valmik. it concerned the life and adventures of ramachandra and his wife sita | 44 | |
| 2949427039 | bhaavad gita | popular hinduism, a portion of the mahabharata, having the form of of a dialogue between the hero arguna and his charioteer, the avatar krishnel in which a doctrine combining brahmaniacal and other elements are invloved | 45 | |
| 2949445911 | popular hinduism ethics | -morality proceeds from the inner spirit of man -harmlessness to all creatures is the highest morality -4 sources of right conduct, wise persons, judgment(self), smirti, and vedas -in time of crises regarding right and wrong ones own conscious is the sole guide -you are responsible for your own actions -loyalty to ones moral values is the highest loyalty | 46 | |
| 2949467654 | jesus of the nazareth | christianity, the central figure of the christian religion, a savior believed to be both god incarnate and a human being. he is also known as jesus christ | 47 | |
| 2949476333 | essences | christianity, a member of an ancient jewish ascetic sect in palestine, who lived in highly organized groups and held property in common | 48 | |
| 2949486555 | paul of tarsus | christianity, an apostle who taught the gospel of christ to the first century world | 49 | |
| 2949493104 | christ | christianity, the title given to jesus | 50 | |
| 2949496201 | basic beliefs of christianity | -jesus is the son of god, the second person of the trinity of god the father, the son and the holy spirit, that is life on earth, his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension into heaven are proof of gods love for humanity and gods forgiveness of human sins | 51 | |
| 2949510050 | gender roles in christianity | -patriochal male had main roles -men were priests -men and women were equel in the eyes of god, women could go to heaven and participate in combat | 52 | |
| 2949519937 | spread of christianity | originally was judaism, one missionary claimed that god told him to switch faiths. he then spread that faith all around | 53 | |
| 2949530476 | diversity of early christian communities and beliefs | it branched off into many of the religions. some believed in jesus' death and ressurection and others believed in the power of that event. two sides: 1. faith in the saving event 2. what he stood for and where he went | 54 |
