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| 165314501 | polytheism | the worship of more than one deity, oldest forms involving the veneration of spirits | 0 | |
| 165314502 | totemism | identificationn of the self with animal symbols | 1 | |
| 165314503 | shamanism | a belief in spirit worlds, common in Central Asia, Siberia, and the Americas | 2 | |
| 165314504 | "dreamtime" | spiritual concept peculiar to the Australian aborigines | 3 | |
| 165314505 | Shinto | native to Japan, veneration of spirits and a sun goddess | 4 | |
| 165314506 | animism | a worship of life forces, prevalent in Africa, the Pacific islands, and partsof Asia | 5 | |
| 165314507 | monotheism | worship of a single god or goddess | 6 | |
| 165314508 | Zoroastrianism | religious founded in ancient Persia by the priest Zoroaster in 500s BCE based on his collection of texts called the Avestas. | 7 | |
| 165314509 | Ahura Mazda | "wise lord" of Zoroastrianism, proposed for monotheism by Zoroaster | 8 | |
| 165314510 | Ahriman | enemy of Ahura Mazda, the god of darkness | 9 | |
| 165314511 | up to the 600s CE, Islamic missionary efforts drove it out | When did Zoroastrianism flourish in Persia? | 10 | |
| 165314512 | Hebrews | people enslaved in Egypt who eventually became the community known as Israel; also known as Jews; Moses was their leader | 11 | |
| 165314513 | Judaism | A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament. | 12 | |
| 165314514 | Abraham | patriarch of the Sumerian city of Ur, the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac | 13 | |
| 165314515 | Moses | prophet of Hebrew tradition | 14 | |
| 165314516 | Passover | most important holiday in Jewish fate, where the exodus of Moses is remembered | 15 | |
| 165314517 | Ten Commandments | principles of Jewish law, handed down by Moses from YHWH on Mount Sinai | 16 | |
| 165314518 | Torah | the first five books in Hebrew scriptures (The Tanakh) | 17 | |
| 165314519 | David and Solomon | David established the capital of Jerusalem. He was a favorite of the people and was anointed as the second king. Solomon was David's son. Builds a temple in Jerusalem for David. First king during time of peace. Kingdom was divided after Solomon's reign. | 18 | |
| 165314520 | diaspora | The dispersal of the Jews from their homeland in Palestine - especially during the period of more than 1,800 years that followed the Romans' destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in A.D. 170. | 19 | |
| 165314521 | Talmud | main collection of Jewish laws, following a retributive set of principles | 20 | |
| 165314522 | Hinduism | an extremely complex, polytheistic faith born in India, one of the oldest, a synthesis of many traditions. | 21 | |
| 165314523 | Vedism | the foundation of Hinduism, the core of it being the Vedas texts of the Aryan scriptures from 1500 BCE in written form | 22 | |
| 165314524 | Law of Manu | compiled between 200 BCE and 200 CE, best known for its support of the caste system | 23 | |
| 165314525 | Bhagavad-Gita | Song of the Lord, a poetic dialogue between the young prince Arjuna and the demigod Krishna, who lectures Arjuna on the concept of moral duty, part of the Mahabhrata, a grand epic of 90,000 stanzas | 24 | |
| 165314526 | samsara | wheel of life in Hindu tradition, undergoing cycles of life, death, and rebirth | 25 | |
| 165314527 | reincarnation | where spiritual perfection is attained gradually though cycles of samsara | 26 | |
| 165314528 | karma | law of deeds, a person's actions in one life will have consequences in a future life | 27 | |
| 165314529 | dharma | moral duty | 28 | |
| 165314530 | moshka | release from samsara, liberation from the cycle of life and death | 29 | |
| 165314531 | atman | human soul | 30 | |
| 165314532 | Brahman | world soul | 31 | |
| 165314533 | Vedic scriptures | placed great value on ritual obedience to the gods and priestly classes in achieving union with the Brahman | 32 | |
| 165314534 | Mahadevi Shakti | great mother goddess of Hinduism | 33 | |
| 165314535 | sati ritual | form of female subservience where wives were required to throw themselves on the funeral pyres of their dead husbands, committing suicide | 34 | |
| 165314536 | Buddhism | a world religion or philosophy based on the teaching of the Buddha and holding that a state of enlightenment can be attained by suppressing worldly desire | 35 | |
| 165314537 | Siddhartha Guatama | founder of Buddhism | 36 | |
| 165314538 | Four Noble Truths | 1) All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow. 2) The cause of suffering is nonvirtue, or negative deeds and mindsets such as hated and desire. 3) The only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirture. 4) The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold Path | 37 | |
| 165314539 | Eightfold Path | right views, right thought, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right endeavor, right awareness, and right contemplation. seen as the "middle way" | 38 | |
| 165314540 | Five Moral Rules | Do not kill any living being, do not take what is not given to you, do not speak falsely, do not drink intoxicating drinks, do not be unchaste | 39 | |
| 165314541 | nirvana | liberation from samsara, leading to a state of superconsciousness in which one's self is dissolved into the all-encompassing life spirit that transcends life and place | 40 | |
| 165314542 | Mahayana Buddhism | Great Vehicle' branch of Buddhism followed in China, Japan, and Central Asia. The focus is on reverence for Buddha and for bodhisattvas, enlightened persons who have postponed nirvana to help others attain enlightenment. | 41 | |
| 165314543 | Theravada Buddhism | one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts | 42 | |
| 165314544 | Laozi | founder of Daoism | 43 | |
| 165314545 | Daoism | philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events | 44 | |
| 165314546 | Tao-te Ching | the central text of Daoism. | 45 | |
| 165314547 | dao | "the way," or "the path" | 46 | |
| 165314548 | I-Ching | "the Book of Changes", Daoist path used in reading the future | 47 | |
| 165314549 | yin-yang | symbol of Daoism, whose black and white halves are divided by a double curved line, illustrating that nothing is absolute, and that opposites flow into each other | 48 | |
| 165314550 | Confucius (551-479 BCE) | founder of Confucianism | 49 | |
| 165314551 | Confucianism | The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. | 50 | |
| 165314552 | The Analects | Collecting writings of Confucius' teachings recorded by his students. | 51 | |
| 165314553 | Mandate of Heaven | moral justification for his authority | 52 | |
| 165314554 | filial piety | in Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors | 53 | |
| 165314555 | Christianity | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | 54 | |
| 165314556 | Judeo-Christian tradition | a mix of Judaism & Christianity. foundation of western civilization. moral and ethical principle guide all decision making. "all equal before the eyes of God." | 55 | |
| 165314557 | Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE - 29 CE) | founder of Christianity | 56 | |
| 165314558 | YHWH | God of Judaism, Yahweh | 57 | |
| 165314559 | Sermon on the mount | a part of the Gospel according to Matthew in which Jesus preaches important moral teachings including the Beatitudes | 58 | |
| 165314560 | Golden Rule | "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", by Jesus | 59 | |
| 165314561 | Paul, Peter | Spread word after Jesus's death, crucified, peter put on cross upside down | 60 | |
| 165314562 | Edict of Milan, 313CE | granted legal status to Christianity by the emperor Constantine in the Roman Empire | 61 | |
| 165314563 | Bible | The book that contains the writings or scriptures that Christians recognize as the written word of God. | 62 | |
| 165314564 | Eastern Orthodoxy | faith of the byzantine empire | 63 | |
| 165314565 | roman catholicism | favored form of christianity in western europe | 64 | |
| 165314566 | Islam | the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran | 65 | |
| 165314567 | Mohammed | founder of Islam | 66 | |
| 165314568 | 570-610 CE | When was Islam founded? | 67 | |
| 165314569 | Allah | Arabic for God, God of Islam | 68 | |
| 165314570 | "people of the book" | the name for Jews and Christians for whom the Muslims had religious tolerance; called this because each religion had a holy book with teachings similar to that of the Qur'an | 69 | |
| 165314571 | Pillars of Faith | 5 duties that muslims must follow, belief, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage | 70 | |
| 165314572 | Qur'an | the holy book of Islam | 71 | |
| 165314573 | Sharia | codification of traditional Islamic law | 72 | |
| 165314574 | umma | political and social community of Muslims | 73 | |
| 165314575 | caliph | "successor", both a political and religious leader | 74 | |
| 165314576 | Aby Bakr | first caliph, Mohammed's father in law | 75 | |
| 165314577 | Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE) | Centered at Damascus, Islamic caliphate | 76 | |
| 165314578 | Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258 CE) | centered at Baghdad, Islamic caliphate, its zenith came at the first 300 years of this between 750 and 1050 CE | 77 | |
| 165314579 | Sunni | a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad | 78 | |
| 165314580 | Shiites | Muslims that believe that only direct descendants of Muhammad should become caliph | 79 |
