History Unit 1 Vocab

Mono

One

Hemi

Half

Ian

One that is related to

Monotheism

Belief that there is only one God

Polytheism

Belief that there are many Gods

Torah

Jewish doctrine and teachings located mostly in the Old Testament; Jewish holy text

Covenant

A formal agreement; a promise

Exodus

A departure, or leaving, of a large number of people

Dharma

A person’s duty to conform to or obey customs and laws

Vedas

Ancient collection of Hindu doctrines and writings; Hindu holy texts

Aryan

Indo-European people who invaded Ancient India

Moksha

Goal of the Hindus - union with Brahmin

Reincarnation

Hindu belief that your soul is reborn into another body (animal or human)

Karma

Hindu belief that your action in life will affect how your soul is reborn in the next life

Tripitaka

Collection of Buddhist teachings

Caste

A social group a person in India is born into

Nirvana

Union with the universe which ends a person’s reincarnation cycle; ultimate peace

Salvation

Being protected from the power of arm and sin

Messiah

Person (savior) sent by God to help people reach salvation

Quran

The sacred (holy) book of Islam

Theocracy

Government ruled by religious doctrine or religious leaders

Hajj

Pilgramige

Jihad

To struggle; the holy struggle of Muslims to live a life for God (Allah)

Poly

many

Theo

God

Ism

Doctrine