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| 4759368138 | What is the origin of agriculture known as? | the Neolithic Revolution | 0 | |
| 4759370571 | Around the world, humans developed organized __________ to provide clarity for the world they lived in. | religion | 1 | |
| 4759372756 | The majority of people around the globe worshipped a _________ of deities; a religious system known as polytheism. | multitude | 2 | |
| 4759374603 | These deities could take on both _________ and ___________ form. In polytheistic cultures, these deities were represented through ________ and _________. | -male and female -statues and idols | 3 | |
| 4759377396 | In most of these societies, there existed one _____________ god and many lesser gods. | supreme | 4 | |
| 4759378169 | In ancient Egypt, the all powerful god was _____ who had lesser gods at his side. | Ra | 5 | |
| 4759380083 | Early people believed that one god shouldn't ______________________________________. | be responsible for doing everything | 6 | |
| 4759381022 | What was Ra the god of? | the sun | 7 | |
| 4759382103 | There were other important aspects in life that have to be accounted for as well, such as ________. | love | 8 | |
| 4759383245 | God are formed of different aspects in life including natural forces, objects, vegetation, animals, love, agriculture, healing, and ________. | war | 9 | |
| 4759385255 | The belief that natural forces and objects possess souls which are controlled by the gods is known as _____________. Polytheistic faiths shared this distinction. | animism | 10 | |
| 4759387931 | One of the oldest religions in the world, Hinduism has no ___________ or central authority figure. The religion developed in South Asia (the _________________ subcontinent) | -founder -Indian | 11 | |
| 4759472737 | Because it has no central figure, it is impossible to date how old the faith is, but it is certainly one of the ______________ in the world. | oldest | 12 | |
| 4759477372 | In reality, the faith is a combination of local deities of the ______________ inhabitants of India, known as the Dravidians, and invading _______________ conquerors. | -original -Aryan | 13 | |
| 4759479815 | The faith has _____________ of gods and goddesses and is extremely flexible. The lack of any authority figure or legal system makes the religion open to much __________. | -millions -change | 14 | |
| 4759483619 | A common thread among all Hindus is belief in a Supreme Being (______________) and adherence to certain concepts such as Truth, dharma, karma, and reincarnation. | Brahman | 15 | |
| 4759486103 | Most of the core principles of the faith can be found in religious texts known as the _______________ (sacred scriptures). Yet, even the interpretation of the Vedas may vary greatly. | Vedas | 16 | |
| 4759491579 | As the Aryan conquerors moved into the region, they began to cement a social structure known as the ___________________ as a way to organize the new lands and peoples they had conquered and KEEP THEMSELVES IN CONTROL. | caste system | 17 | |
| 4759497181 | Additionally, they gave each of these castes duties or roles, which were to be performed in society. Collectively, one's caste duties and responsibilities is known as ____________. | dharma | 18 | |
| 4759498878 | What is the Hindu's most important responsibility? | to fulfill their dharma | 19 | |
| 4759500805 | Fulfilling one's dharma can help them to attain positive ___________, which is determined by an individual's adherence to their caste expectations. | karma | 20 | |
| 4759501956 | Hindus believe that individual souls are immortal and live on through ____________________________. Individuals can be reincarnated into higher or lower castes based on their karma, which encourages believers to accept their caste regardless of its perceived fairness. | reincarnation | 21 | |
| 4759506839 | The ultimate goal of Hinduism is _____________, unification with the Supreme Being of Brahman. This releases an individual from the cycle of death and rebirth. | moksha | 22 | |
| 4759508360 | Buddhism is not so much a religion as an ________________/philosophical system. It aims to provide the _________________ of life for its followers as well as the path to individual _______________. | -ethical -meaning -salvation | 23 | |
| 4759512655 | The system has its roots in the person of ___________________________________, a person born in northern India in between the 6th and 4th B.C.E. | Siddhartha Gautama | 24 | |
| 4759515908 | Though he was surrounded by wealth and a life of pleasure, Siddhartha failed to find satisfaction in the ______________ comforts of the world. In preparation for his transition to becoming king, he began to venture forth from his ____________. | -material -palace | 25 | |
| 4759517221 | On his journeys throughout his province,he was exposed to the realities of the world. He ran into three individuals on his outings that had a profound impact on his view of the world. They were a _________ man, an _______ man, and a ________. | -sick -old -corpse | 26 | |
| 4759523900 | These encounters convinced Siddhartha that EVERYONE is prone to ____________ and ______________ in this life. He began to seek out a way to rid oneself of the pain and suffering that life brought. After MUCH meditation, Siddhartha reached a state of enlightenment (also known as ______________) | -suffering -pain -nirvana | 27 | |
| 4759524344 | He began to teach others how to reach individual nirvana and came to be known as the _____________. According to Buddha, enlightenment came through understanding the _____ Noble Truths, which were: -All life is __________. -The source of suffering is _____________, or want of things (either material or emotional). -Suffering ends when one purges themselves of all ____________. -To rid oneself of desires, one must follow the ______________ Path. | -Buddha -Four -Suffering -Desire -Desires -Eightfold | 28 | |
| 4759539954 | The Eightfold Path is a set of prescriptions for how to train oneself in proper __________________, speech, and _____________. | -thought -conduct | 29 | |
| 4759545278 | For many in India, this teaching was extremely attractive because it denounced the __________________________. Buddha taught that ANYONE could achieve nirvana, regardless of caste, with proper living and meditation | caste system | 30 | |
| 4759551042 | Finally, like other faiths, as Buddhism grew in popularity and spread outside its original location, it was _______________ and adapted by peoples to fit their specific needs. Therefore, there exists _______________ versions of Buddhism today, each with a slightly different outlook on a practitioner's role within the faith. | -changed -several | 31 | |
| 4759562046 | Like Buddhism, Confucianism is a ___________________ system aimed at creating a more stable society. However, unlike Buddhism, it also emphasizes ____________ stability by promoting certain roles for members of Chinese society, hoping to build a strong political state. | -philosophical -political | 32 | |
| 4759564935 | He lived in China in the 5th century BCE, during a period known as the _____________________________ period. After being turned down for a job at the court of a local ruler, Confucius began to spread his ideas throughout the populace. | warring states | 33 | |
| 4759584166 | Due to the chaos and turmoil of the time, many were willing to listen to his teachings. He emphasized upright, ___________ behavior for all members of society as the recipe for a well organized and _______________ society. | -moral -prosperous | 34 | |
| 4759586767 | According to Confucius, moral behavior consisted of knowing one's ________ in society and respecting a series of hierarchical __________________ that governed one's behavior. | -role -relationships | 35 | |
| 4759592856 | Enormous emphasis is placed on proper behavior between _________________ and __________________. Confucius identified five key relationships within society, but the most important was the relationship between ____________ and son. | -inferiors -superiors -father | 36 | |
| 4759595896 | He believed in ________________, or respect for one's ___________, elders, or ancestors. Ideally, a son shows respect to his father and the father acts respectably toward the son. | -filial piety -parents | 37 | |
| 4759601194 | Finally, Confucius believed that a functional society would be one that is governed by highly _______________ men, who can use their knowledge to rule wisely. | educated | 38 | |
| 4759604331 | Over time, Confucianism became the _____________ ethical system of China and made up the base of their educational, family, and ___________ systems. | -primary -political | 39 | |
| 4759629907 | Judaism is the world's first clearly defined ______________________ faith. The faith gets its name from the fact that it becomes the religion of the Jewish nation, which had its origin in the father figure of _____________. | -Monotheistic -Abraham | 40 | |
| 4759632627 | According to Judaism, God (known as Yahweh by the Jews) created a special ____________ with Abraham and his descendants. | convenant | 41 | |
| 4759637485 | God gave to his people a set of _________ by which to live. The most well known of these is the __________________________________, though there are hundreds of other lesser-known laws as well. | -rules -ten commandments | 42 | |
| 4759639499 | Part of God's promise to Jews (also known as ______________) was to care for them as long as they ___________ His laws. | -Israelites -obeyed | 43 | |
| 4759640761 | The beliefs of the Jewish faith can be found in the _______________, the holy text of Judaism. | Torah | 44 | |
| 4759643044 | One of the most important characteristics of Judaism is the _________________ nature and character of God. God is rational and just and his character is displayed through his word, the Torah. Central to His character is the unchanging _________ He displays toward His people, despite their sins. | -unchanging -love | 45 | |
| 4759650434 | Like Judaism, Christianity originated in the same geographic region, the __________________. While it shares many central ideals and values with Judaism, it has distinct differences, most notably the person of ______________ of Nazareth. | -Middle East -Jesus | 46 | |
| 4759654983 | Christianity holds to many of the teachings of Judaism, however their view of Jesus is profoundly different. Christians believe Jesus to be God's ________ and part of a Trinitarian view of God (God the father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit) | son | 47 | |
| 4759659295 | In contrast, Jews come to see Jesus as a blasphemer (one who speaks of God irreverently). Jews hold to a strict _____________________ belief of God, and Jesus' claims to be not only the son of God but God himself in human form, was expressly rejected. | monothiestic | 48 | |
| 4759661646 | Christianity teaches that as part of God's covenant with his people, there must be a __________________ for their sins. The purpose of Jesus Christ's life was to live and ____________ (through crucifixion) for the sins of His people. | -sacrifice -die | 49 | |
| 4759664480 | Christianity also believes in the ________________ of Christ after his death. Through this resurrection, Christ defeated __________ and sin and provided eternal life for all who ___________ in Him. | -resurrection -death -believe | 50 | |
| 4759670167 | Unlike Judaism, Christianity became much more ______________, welcoming both Jews and outsiders into the faith. | inclusive | 51 | |
| 4759675519 | Christianity teaches not only a belief in the person and work of _________________, but also a lifestyle committed to the teachings of their holy text, the ________________, which included the Jewish writings of the Torah, along with the writings by Jewish prophets and Christ's earliest followers. Like Judaism (and Islam), Christians see the Bible as the ______________ word of God, spoken to humanity through his disciples and believers. | -Jesus Christ -Bible -Revealed | 52 |
