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Question | Answer |
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Abraham | founder of judaism. was asked by God to sacrifice his son, isaac |
The Analects | collection of moral and social teachings of Confucius including the concepts of the Five relationships |
ancestor worship | worship given to deceased relatives who are to be closer the Gods and therfore able to grant favors |
Animism | oldest type of belief system in the world. practiced in many forms in many traditional societies. practice nature worship, believed that everything has a spirit in the universe, |
Archipelago | group or chain of islands |
Atman | In hinduism, the human soul |
BCE | date meaning Before Common Era, or more than two thousand years ago |
Bhagavad Gita | A hindu holy book where the god Krishna teaches importance of selflessness, performing religious duties, and devotion to God |
Brahma | Hindu god called the Creator. Brahma is the first memberof the triad that includes Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer |
Brahman | In Hiduism, Brahman is the name given to the oneness of the Universe |
Buddha | Hindu, for "enlightened one" |
Buddhism | developed in India, based on many of the core concepts of Hinduism |
Caliph | In Islam, the successor to the Prophet Mohammed |
Caste System | a rigid social class system in Hinduism |
CE | date meaning Common Era, or the last two thousand years of history |
Jesus Christ | founder of christianity, considered to be the son of God and Messiah |
Christianity | most popular religion in the world currently founded by Jesus and holy book is the Bible |
Confucianism | teaches that there is a natural social order to society |
Confucius | chinese philospher and writer of the Analects |