Religions-AP World History Flashcards
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| 1999198531 | Pope | The head of the Catholic church. | 0 | |
| 1999198532 | Patriarch | The head of the Eastern Orthodox church, head of a family or tribe | 1 | |
| 1999198533 | Muslim | One who "submits to the will of Allah." | 2 | |
| 1999198534 | Rosh Hashana | Jewish New Year | 3 | |
| 1999198535 | Judaism, Christianity, Islam | The three main monotheistic religions in chronological order. | 4 | |
| 1999198536 | simony | The buying and selling of any church office. | 5 | |
| 1999198537 | Peter | He is considered the first Pope. | 6 | |
| 1999198538 | Sheva, Vishnu, Brahma | The three main gods of Hinduism. | 7 | |
| 1999198539 | Brahman | The universal spirit in Hinduism. | 8 | |
| 1999198540 | Confucianism | This religion believes in 5 constant relationships and upkeeping the greater good. | 9 | |
| 1999198541 | Varna | This word means color, and is another name for the Cast system with the Aryans being at the top. | 10 | |
| 1999198542 | Theravada and Mahayana | The main branches of Buddhism. | 11 | |
| 1999198543 | Sunni and Shi'a | The main branches of Islam, originating from a dispute over rule | 12 | |
| 1999198544 | Sunni | Group of Muslims who believed someone of merit should rule | 13 | |
| 1999198545 | Shi'a | Group of Muslims who believe a descendant of Muhammad should rule | 14 | |
| 1999198546 | Gabriel | The angel that revealed himself to Muhammad over a 23 year period. | 15 | |
| 1999198547 | Prayer | Must be done five times a day by Muslims, facing Mecca | 16 | |
| 1999198548 | 2.5% | Percentage of income that must be given to charity by Muslims. | 17 | |
| 1999198549 | Ramadan | A month of fasting in Islam. | 18 | |
| 1999198550 | Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca made by Muslims at least once. | 19 | |
| 1999198551 | Hinduism | The oldest religion still practiced today. | 20 | |
| 1999198552 | Varna/Caste system | System that determined marriage, education, and where a person could live. | 21 | |
| 1999198553 | Jati | Subgroups within the Cast, based on job of the head of the household. | 22 | |
| 1999198554 | Brahma | The creator. | 23 | |
| 1999198555 | Vishnu | The preserver. | 24 | |
| 1999198556 | Sheva | The destroyer. | 25 | |
| 1999198557 | Ganesha | The elephant god (of good fortune). | 26 | |
| 1999198558 | atman | The soul-self that belongs to Brahman. | 27 | |
| 1999198559 | Samsara | Reincarnation. | 28 | |
| 1999198560 | Karma | What you do in this life affects the next. | 29 | |
| 1999198561 | Unlimited | Number of times one can be reincarnated in Hinduism. | 30 | |
| 1999198562 | Dharma | In Hinduism, the duties and obligations of each caste | 31 | |
| 1999198563 | Artha | Wealth and power. (Goal of life in Hinduism), Material Sucess | 32 | |
| 1999198564 | Kama | Physical pleasure. (Goal of life in Hinduism) | 33 | |
| 1999198565 | Moksha | Become good enough to escape rebirth, and become at one with the universal spirit. | 34 | |
| 1999198566 | 4 Stages of Life (Hindu) | Youthful study and celibasy, householder, reflect beyond daily activities, meditation and preparation for death. | 35 | |
| 1999198567 | Ganges River | Toxic river that sick people are dipped into. | 36 | |
| 1999198568 | Rigveda | Main sacred text of Hinduism. | 37 | |
| 1999198569 | Buddhism | Religion started by Siddhartha Gautama, a member of the elite and carefully brought up. | 38 | |
| 1999198570 | Buddha | Enlightened One or Awakened One | 39 | |
| 1999198571 | 4 Noble Truths | Suffering exists; suffering is caused by desire; to end suffering, end desire; to end desire, follow the eight fold path. | 40 | |
| 1999198572 | 8 Fold Path | Right view, right thought, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindedness, right meditation. | 41 | |
| 1999198573 | 5 Precipts | Do not kill, do not steal, do not lie, do not be unchased, do not take anything that clouds the mind. | 42 | |
| 1999198574 | Nirvana | Escape from the cycle of rebirth. | 43 | |
| 1999198575 | Tripitaka | The sacred text of Buddhists. | 44 | |
| 1999198576 | Yahweh | The word for God in Judaism. | 45 | |
| 1999198577 | Torah | Sacred text of Jews. | 46 | |
| 1999198578 | 3 Branches of Judaism | Reform group, conservative, orthodox | 47 | |
| 1999198579 | Hanukkah | Jewish holiday in remembrance of the victory in a battle. | 48 | |
| 1999198580 | Yom Kippur | Jewish day of atonement, holy day of fasting and atonement for sins. | 49 | |
| 1999198581 | Christianity | Based on the ways and life of Jesus Christ. | 50 | |
| 1999198582 | Roman Catholic | First type of formal church in Christianity. | 51 | |
| 1999198583 | Martin Luther | First leader of the Eastern Orthodox church. | 52 | |
| 1999198584 | Bible | The sacred text of Christians. | 53 | |
| 1999198585 | 7 Sacraments | Holy Communion, marriage, baptism, last rights, holy orders, confession, confirmation. | 54 | |
| 1999198586 | Protestants | This group only accepts Baptism and Communion as sacraments. | 55 | |
| 1999198587 | Islam | Religion based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. | 56 | |
| 1999198588 | Qu'ran | Holy text of Muslims. | 57 |