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6644303467PopeThe head of the Catholic church.0
6644303469MuslimOne who "submits to the will of Allah."1
6644303471Judaism, Christianity, IslamThe three main monotheistic religions in chronological order.2
6644303474Sheva, Vishnu, BrahmaThe three main gods of Hinduism.3
6644303477Varnaanother name for the Caste system with the Aryans being at the top.4
6644303478Theravada and MahayanaThe main branches of Buddhism.5
6644303479Sunni and Shi'aThe main branches of Islam.6
6644303480SunniThe less conservative of the two main branches of Islam, believe that Muhammad did not intend choose a successor through his hereditary line.7
6644303481Shi'aThe more conservative of the two main branches of Islam, believe that Muhammad's son in law is the rightful heir.8
6644303482GabrielThe angel that revealed himself to Muhammad over a 23 year period.9
6644303484PrayerMust be done five times a day by Muslims.10
6644303486RamadanA month of fasting in Islam.11
6644303487HajjA pilgrimage to Mecca made by Muslims at least once.12
6644303488HinduismThe oldest religion still practiced today.13
6644303489Varna/Caste systemSystem that determined marriage, education, and where a person could live.14
6644303490JatiSubgroups within the Caste15
6644303491BrahmaThe creator.16
6644303492VishnuThe preserver.17
6644303493ShevaThe destroyer.18
6644303494GaneshaThe elephant god (of good fortune).19
6644303496SamsaraReincarnation.20
6644303497KarmaWhat you do in this life affects the next.21
6644303498UnlimitedNumber of times one can be reincarnated in Hinduism.22
6644303499DharmaReligious and ethical duties. (Goal of life in Hinduism)23
6644303508RigvedaMain sacred text of Hinduism.24
6644303509BuddhismReligion started by Siddhartha Gautama, a member of the elite and carefully brought up.25
6644303510Buddha"Enlightened one," thought to be a reincarnation of another enlightened human, who came back to continue.26
66443035114 Noble TruthsSuffering exists; suffering is caused by desire; to end suffering, end desire; to end desire, follow the eight fold path.27
66443035128 Fold PathRight view, right thought, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindedness, right meditation.28
6644303514NirvanaEscape from the cycle of rebirth.29
6644303515TripitakaThe sacred text of Buddhists.30
6644303516YahwehThe word for God in Judaism.31
6644303517TorahSacred text of Jews.32
6644303520Yom KippurDay of atonement, holy day of fasting and atonement for sins.33
6644303521ChristianityBased on the ways and life of Jesus Christ.34
6644303522Roman CatholicFirst formal church in Christianity.35
6644303523Martin LutherBegan the Protestant Reformation.36
6644303524BibleSacred text of Christians.37
6644303526ProtestantsThis group only accepts Baptism and Communion as sacraments.38
6644303527IslamReligion based on the teachings of the Profit Muhammad.39
6644303528Qu'ranHoly text of Muslims.40
6644316686Confucianismfocuses of 5 relationships: ruler and subject, parent and child, husband and wife, older brother and younger brother and friend and friend41
6644921985Filial Pietyrespect for family obligation42
6644940496Dao or Taothe way of nature43
6644947011Daoism's FounderLao-Tzi44
6644961535Legalismpeace and order are only achievable through a centralized, tightly governed state.45
6644968064Qin DynastyPracticed Legalism46
6644991736Theravada Buddhismemphasizes mediation simplicity and Buddha as a teacher47
6644999578Mahayana BuddhismBelieve that Buddha became a godlike deity48
6645006026Zoroastrianismbelieve in Ahura Mazda the god of good and truth and leads his followers to overcome the forces of evil and chaos.49
6645072320Buddhism's founderSiddhartha Gautama50

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