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

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

Imam- a person who leads prayer in a mosque

Nirvana- the state of perfect happiness and peace in Buddhism

Hajj- the Muslim pilgrimage to mecca

Hadith-a collection of traditions sayings of the prophet Muhammad

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

Mosque- a Muslim place of worship