Ethnic studies world religions

Name for Hindu soul

Atman

Bishop of Rome who claimed authority over all; leader of the Catholic Church

Pope

Pilgrimage to Mecca required of all Muslims who are able to

Hajj

Belief in many gods

Polytheism

Scattering of people to different parts of the world

Diaspora

Holy text of Hinduism

Upanishads

Jewish convert who spread Christianity from Mesopotamia to Rome

Paul

Prophet of Islam

Muhammad

Laws given by god to Moses at Mount Sinai

Ten Commandments

A person who suffers for their beliefs

Martyr

Belief in one god

Monotheism

First four books of the New Testament of the Christian Bible

Gospels

The highest, or priestly, caste in Indian society

Brahmin

Religious script of Judaism

Torah

Holy book of Buddhism

Tripitaka

A Muslim place of worship

Mosque

Holy city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims

Jerusalem

Name for the ultimate release from the cycle of life in Hinduism

Moksha

Unified Israel, made it a great and powerful nation

David

Means enlightened one

Buddha

Successor of Muhammad

Caliph

Led the Hebrews out of Egypt and gave them the Ten Commandments

Moses

A person’s good and bad acts affects future lives

Karma

Rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

Reincarnation

A form of Muslim law

Shariah

A way of living and a duty in Buddhism and Hinduism

Ahmisa

Founder of Buddhism

Siddhartha Gautama

Hindu god known as the Creator

Brahma

Binding agreement with God

Covenant

Becoming one with the universal spirit after death in Buddhism

Nirvana

Holy month celebrated in Islam

Ramadan

Founder of Christianity

Jesus

Savior who would restore land to the Jews

Messiah