Religions-AP World History Flashcards
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| 6644303467 | Pope | The head of the Catholic church. | 0 | |
| 6644303469 | Muslim | One who "submits to the will of Allah." | 1 | |
| 6644303471 | Judaism, Christianity, Islam | The three main monotheistic religions in chronological order. | 2 | |
| 6644303474 | Sheva, Vishnu, Brahma | The three main gods of Hinduism. | 3 | |
| 6644303477 | Varna | another name for the Caste system with the Aryans being at the top. | 4 | |
| 6644303478 | Theravada and Mahayana | The main branches of Buddhism. | 5 | |
| 6644303479 | Sunni and Shi'a | The main branches of Islam. | 6 | |
| 6644303480 | Sunni | The less conservative of the two main branches of Islam, believe that Muhammad did not intend choose a successor through his hereditary line. | 7 | |
| 6644303481 | Shi'a | The more conservative of the two main branches of Islam, believe that Muhammad's son in law is the rightful heir. | 8 | |
| 6644303482 | Gabriel | The angel that revealed himself to Muhammad over a 23 year period. | 9 | |
| 6644303484 | Prayer | Must be done five times a day by Muslims. | 10 | |
| 6644303486 | Ramadan | A month of fasting in Islam. | 11 | |
| 6644303487 | Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca made by Muslims at least once. | 12 | |
| 6644303488 | Hinduism | The oldest religion still practiced today. | 13 | |
| 6644303489 | Varna/Caste system | System that determined marriage, education, and where a person could live. | 14 | |
| 6644303490 | Jati | Subgroups within the Caste | 15 | |
| 6644303491 | Brahma | The creator. | 16 | |
| 6644303492 | Vishnu | The preserver. | 17 | |
| 6644303493 | Sheva | The destroyer. | 18 | |
| 6644303494 | Ganesha | The elephant god (of good fortune). | 19 | |
| 6644303496 | Samsara | Reincarnation. | 20 | |
| 6644303497 | Karma | What you do in this life affects the next. | 21 | |
| 6644303498 | Unlimited | Number of times one can be reincarnated in Hinduism. | 22 | |
| 6644303499 | Dharma | Religious and ethical duties. (Goal of life in Hinduism) | 23 | |
| 6644303508 | Rigveda | Main sacred text of Hinduism. | 24 | |
| 6644303509 | Buddhism | Religion started by Siddhartha Gautama, a member of the elite and carefully brought up. | 25 | |
| 6644303510 | Buddha | "Enlightened one," thought to be a reincarnation of another enlightened human, who came back to continue. | 26 | |
| 6644303511 | 4 Noble Truths | Suffering exists; suffering is caused by desire; to end suffering, end desire; to end desire, follow the eight fold path. | 27 | |
| 6644303512 | 8 Fold Path | Right view, right thought, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindedness, right meditation. | 28 | |
| 6644303514 | Nirvana | Escape from the cycle of rebirth. | 29 | |
| 6644303515 | Tripitaka | The sacred text of Buddhists. | 30 | |
| 6644303516 | Yahweh | The word for God in Judaism. | 31 | |
| 6644303517 | Torah | Sacred text of Jews. | 32 | |
| 6644303520 | Yom Kippur | Day of atonement, holy day of fasting and atonement for sins. | 33 | |
| 6644303521 | Christianity | Based on the ways and life of Jesus Christ. | 34 | |
| 6644303522 | Roman Catholic | First formal church in Christianity. | 35 | |
| 6644303523 | Martin Luther | Began the Protestant Reformation. | 36 | |
| 6644303524 | Bible | Sacred text of Christians. | 37 | |
| 6644303526 | Protestants | This group only accepts Baptism and Communion as sacraments. | 38 | |
| 6644303527 | Islam | Religion based on the teachings of the Profit Muhammad. | 39 | |
| 6644303528 | Qu'ran | Holy text of Muslims. | 40 | |
| 6644316686 | Confucianism | focuses of 5 relationships: ruler and subject, parent and child, husband and wife, older brother and younger brother and friend and friend | 41 | |
| 6644921985 | Filial Piety | respect for family obligation | 42 | |
| 6644940496 | Dao or Tao | the way of nature | 43 | |
| 6644947011 | Daoism's Founder | Lao-Tzi | 44 | |
| 6644961535 | Legalism | peace and order are only achievable through a centralized, tightly governed state. | 45 | |
| 6644968064 | Qin Dynasty | Practiced Legalism | 46 | |
| 6644991736 | Theravada Buddhism | emphasizes mediation simplicity and Buddha as a teacher | 47 | |
| 6644999578 | Mahayana Buddhism | Believe that Buddha became a godlike deity | 48 | |
| 6645006026 | Zoroastrianism | believe in Ahura Mazda the god of good and truth and leads his followers to overcome the forces of evil and chaos. | 49 | |
| 6645072320 | Buddhism's founder | Siddhartha Gautama | 50 |