WORLD HISTORY

 

VOCABULARY

 

Define/Identify the following: Be ready to discuss how these shape/influence religions/philosophies.

 

Monotheism: belief that there is only one single god 

 Polytheism: belief that there are  many gods

 Torah: the first part of the Jewish bible, the sacred scripture of Jewish religion 

Bible: the Christian scriptures containing old and new testaments

 Quran: Islamic sacred book,

 Four Noble Truths: the four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching 

 Hebrews: a member of an ancient people living in now Israel and Palestine 

Moses: to pull or draw out of water 

Abraham: Abraham is a key character in the Hebrew Bible. He is depicted as the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Jesus: is the name of the man who Christians believe was the son of god and whose teaching are based on Christianity 

 Buddha: enlightened

 Muhammad: prophet, founder of Islam, and proclaimer of quaran

 Sunnis: largest branch of Islam

 Shiites: second-largest branch of Islam, A Shiite believes that Mohammed's son-in-law, Ali, was his legitimate successor as a political and religious leader.

Caste System/Roles- class structure determined by birth

 

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Confucius- conflict resolution through meditation

 Priest/Minister- administering the church’s seven sacraments

Rabbi- a teacher who teaches Jewish or one who studies Jewish, a religious leader of the Jewish congregation 

 

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Imam- a person who leads prayer in a mosque

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Nirvana- the state of perfect happiness and peace in Buddhism

Hajj- the Muslim pilgrimage to mecca

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Hadith-a collection of traditions sayings of the prophet Muhammad

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Synagogue- the buildings were a Jewish assemble or congregation for religious worship

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Mosque- a Muslim place of worship

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