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121180944AnalectsAlso known as the Analects of Confucius, are a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held0
121180945AnimismThe belief that spirits inhabit the features of nature1
121180946BodhisattvasBuddhist holy men who accumulated spiritual merits during their lifetime; Buddhists prayed to them in order to receive some of their holiness2
121180947BrahminA member of the social class of priests in Aryan society3
121180948CovenantAgreement; in the Judeo-Christian heritage, an agreement between God and humankind4
121180949DharmaIn Hinduism , the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue.5
121180950DiasporaThe exile of an ethnic or racial group from their homeland6
121180951DiscipleA follower and learner of a mentor or other wise figure7
121180952Edict of MilanA document that made Christianity one of the religions allowed in the Roman Empire8
121180953Filial PietyIn China, respect for one's parents and other elders9
121180954HunsNomadic and pastoral people of unknown ethnological affinities who originated in N central Asia, appeared in Europe in the 4th cent. AD, and built up an empire there.10
121180955PhoeniciansSeafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean (modern day Lebanon); established colonies throughout the Mediterranean (Carthage); devised a simplified alphabet of 22 letters11
121180956KarmaIn Hindu tradition, the good or evil deeds done by a person12
121180957LatifundiaLarge landholdings in the Roman Empire13
121180958Messiah(Heb. 'anointed') Savior or redeemer. Specifically, the Messiah was the descendant of King David expected by the Jews of ancient times to become their king, free them from foreign bondage, and rule over them in a golden age of glory, peace, and righteousness.14
121180959MokshaIn Hindu belief, the spirit's liberation from the cycle of reincarnation15
121180960MonotheismThe belief in one god16
121180961New TestamentThe portion of the Christian Bible that contains the Gospels that relate the account of the life of Jesus and also includes letters from the followers of Jesus to the early Christian churches17
121180962NirvanaIn Buddhism, a state of perfect peace that is the goal of reincarnation18
121180963PolisA Greek city-state19
121180964PopeThe head of the Roman Catholic church20
121180965ReincarnationRebirth; a belief of both Buddhism and Hinduism21
121180966SatiThe custom of higher castes of Hinduism of a widow throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her husband22
121180967Silk RoadCaravan routes and sea lanes between China and the Middle East23
121180968StoicismThe most popular Hellenistic philosophy; it involved strict discipline and an emphasis on helping others24
121180969Twelve TablesThe codification of Roman law during the republic25
121180970Ten CommandmentsThe moral law of the Hebrews26
121180971TheocracyA government ruled by the church27
121180972TorahThe first five books of the Jewish scripture28
121180973UntouchablesThe social division in Hindu society that fell in rank below the caste system; it was occupied by those who carried out undesirable occupations such as undertaking, butchering, and waste collection29
121180974VarnaA caste in the Hindu caste system30
121180975VedasAncient and most sacred writings of Hinduism. They consist of series of hymns and formulaic chants that constituted a Hindu liturgy (rituals).31
121180976YahwehJehovah, the god of the Jews32
121180977Yin and YangIn ancient Chinese belief, the opposing forces that bring balance to nature and life33
121180978ZoroastrianismAn ancient Persian religion that emphasized a struggle between good and evil and rewards in the afterlife for those who chose to follow a good life34

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