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Chapter 7 Vocabulary Test

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Judaism
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Monotheistic Religion
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Diaspora
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Religious fundamentalism
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Hajj
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Buddhism
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Confucianism
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Jihad
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Secularism
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Roman Catholic Church
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Zionism
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Religion
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Caste system
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Intrafaith boundaries
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Islam
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Interfaith boundaries
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Eastern Orthodox Church
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Ethnic religions
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Feng Shui
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Shi’ite
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One of three major branches of Christianity (together with Roman Catholic and Protestant).
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Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad’s successor needed to be a blood relative of Muhammad. Found commonly in and around Iran.
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Religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy.
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System of beliefs that order life in terms of ultimate priorities and direct behavior and practices in reference to achieving the ultimate priorities.
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Boundaries between sects within a single major faith.
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Commonly translated as “Holy War,” jihad represents either a personal or collective struggle on the part of Muslims to live up to the religious standards set by the Qu’ran.
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One of three major branches of Christianity (together with the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant).
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Movement for the establishment of a national homeland for Jews in the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
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Indifference to or rejection of religion.
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Social structure of South Asian society dating to the Indus civilization (2500-1800 BCE) where people are born into their place in society.
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Religion based on the belief in one God who revealed himself to the prophet Muhammad. Dates to the 7th century CE. Hearth in Mecca and Medina in present-day Saudi Arabia.
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Boundaries between the world’s major faiths.
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Political philosophy that values benevolence, loyalty, and diligence within the structure of the family and the government. Developed from the writings of Confucius in 6th to 5th centuries BCE. Hearth in China, one of the core elements of Asian culture.
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Religion based on the belief that humans can reach enlightenment by following the middle path. Splintered from Hinduism in the 6th century BCE. Hearth in Lumbini and Sarnath (present-day Nepal/India).
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Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of Muhammad.
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Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs, dwellings, buildings, and cities. Structures and objects are positioned to channel flow of sheng-chi (“life-breath”) in favorable ways.
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Religion based on the belief in one God who revealed himself to and entered a covenant with Abraham. Dates to 2000 BCE. Hearth in present-day Israel.
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A religion into which people are born and whose followers do not actively seek converts.
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Belief in one god.
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Dispersal of a people from their homeland to a new place, either voluntarily or by force.
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Belief in many gods.
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Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism. Focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship.
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A place infused with religious or spiritual meaning.
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A religion believed by its followers to have universal application and to which followers actively seek converts.
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Religion based on the belief that Jesus was born as the son of God, was crucified, and was resurrected to atone for peoples’ sins. Developed out of Judaism in 1st century CE. Hearth in Bethlehem and Jerusalem (present-day Palestine/Israel).
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Sect of Islam that believes Muhammad’s successor did not need to be a blood relative of Muhammad.
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Religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence.
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One of three major branches of Christianity (together with Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic).
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Traditional or indigenous religion where animals or objects are significant.
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Belief systems and philosophies practiced and traditionally passed from generation to generation among peoples within an indigenous tribe or group.

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