9994309588 | Confucianism | ancestor worship | 0 | |
9994309589 | Zoroastrianism | Religion of the Persian Empire - stressed the fight between good and evil | 1 | |
9994309590 | Exodus | Hebrews flight from slavery in Egypt - led by Moses | 2 | |
9994309591 | Taoism (Daoism) | Chinese philosophy that influenced culture and values | 3 | |
9994309592 | Yin and Yang | Represents balance of opposite forces of nature - important to Taoism | ![]() | 4 |
9994309593 | Vedas & Upanishads | Hinduism sacred texts | 5 | |
9994309594 | Shintoism | an ethnic religion located in japan and related to Buddhism; focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship | 6 | |
9994309595 | Moses | Hebrew prophet associated with the Exodus and Ten Commandments | 7 | |
9994309596 | Zoroaster | Religious prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism | 8 | |
9994309597 | Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism | 9 | |
9994309598 | Eightfold Path & Four Noble Truths | Important beliefs of Buddhism | 10 | |
9994309599 | Beliefs of Confucianism | Humans are good, filial piety, importance of education, code of politeness, ancestor worship | 11 | |
9994309601 | Ten Commandments | A set of moral codes for the Hebrews which, according to the Bible, were given to Moses by God. | 12 | |
9994309602 | Abraham | Founder of Judaism | 13 | |
9994309603 | Beliefs of Taoism (Daoism) | Harmony with nature, humility, inner peace, simple life, yin and yang | 14 | |
9994309604 | Monotheistic | Believe in one god (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism) | 15 | |
9994309606 | Confucianism | Chinese philosophy that influence politics and social order | 16 | |
9994309607 | Torah | Holy book of Judaism | 17 | |
9994309608 | Jerusalem | Holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | 18 | |
9994309609 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in India, characterized by belief in reincarnation and a supreme god who takes many different forms | 19 | |
9994309610 | Caste System | A strict Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life | ![]() | 20 |
9994326182 | Ahura Mazda | God of Zoroastrianism | 21 | |
9994326183 | Zend Avesta | Holy book of Zoroastrianism | 22 | |
9994340895 | Reincarnation | Belief of Hinduism & Buddhism - rebirth of the soul based on karma | 23 | |
9994342889 | Karma | Belief of Hinduism & Buddhism - belief that your thoughts and actions impact future reincarnation | 24 | |
9994345728 | Moksha | Ultimate goal of Hinduism | 25 | |
9994350853 | Symbol for Eightfold Path | ![]() | 26 | |
9994352099 | Nirvana | Enlightenment - ultimate goal of Buddhism | 27 | |
9994354160 | Tripitika | Important text of Buddhism | 28 | |
9994426810 | Diaspora | Scattering of the Jewish people from their homeland | 29 | |
9994489407 | Jesus of Nazareth | Believed by Christians to be the son and incarnation of God | 30 | |
9994492100 | New Testament | Holy book of Christianity - contains life and teachings of Jesus | 31 | |
9994506175 | Muhammad | Prophet of Allah and founder of Islam | 32 | |
9994508488 | Qur'an | Holy book of Islam | 33 | |
9994508489 | Five Pillars | Duties of all Muslims | 34 | |
9994510189 | Hajj | Pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims | 35 | |
9994512262 | Kaaba | Shrine to Allah in Mecca | ![]() | 36 |
9994515232 | Hegira | Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina | 37 | |
9994516889 | Arabic | Language of Islam | ![]() | 38 |
9994517872 | Hebrew | Language of Judaism | ![]() | 39 |
9994527941 | Shinto | Ethnic religion of Japan | 40 | |
9994527942 | Beliefs of Shinto | Importance of natural features, nature spirits, coexistence with Buddhism | ![]() | 41 |
9994887103 | Christianity | Monotheistic religion that believes Jesus is the Messiah and son of God | 42 | |
9994891247 | Islam | Monotheistic religion founded by Muhammad | ![]() | 43 |
9994894576 | Spread of Islam | ![]() | 44 | |
9994897318 | Spread of Christianity | ![]() | 45 | |
9994902785 | Spread of Buddhism | ![]() | 46 | |
9994905660 | Spread of Hinduism | ![]() | 47 |
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