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5 major religion
Studying of the 5 major religions of the world: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism
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Religious Studies
9th Grade
10/18/2012

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Monotheism
Definition
The belief in only one god
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Karma
Definition
The totality of the good and bad deeds someone's done and carried over into next life
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Torah
Definition
The sacred book for Jews/Hebrews (Contains the 4 first books of the Holy Bible)
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Jesus
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Christians believed to be the son of God and the messiah
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Jerusalem
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The holiest city for Jews and Christians, third holiest for muslims
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Muhammad
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The last great prophet of Allah, messager for Allah, founder of Islam
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Moses
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The man who freed the Hebrews from Egypt and was handed the 10 commandments from God
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Vedas
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The sacred book for Hinduism
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Buddha
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The enlightened one
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Polytheism
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The Belief in more than 1 god
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Enlightenment
Definition
Gaining Wisdom
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Yahweh
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What Jews/Hebrews call God
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Pope
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The head of the church in Christianity
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Mecca
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The holiest city for muslims
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Qu'ran
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The holy book for muslims
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Moksha
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The understanding of everything to break the reincarnation cycle
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Abraham
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Father of the Hebrew people, made covenant between God
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Upanishads
Definition
Hindu text for the common man
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Reincarnation
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The birth, death, and rebirth of the soul/spirit
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Nirvana
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The point in where you achieve complete peace and happiness in Buddhism
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Siddhartha Guatama
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A Hindu prince who founded Buddhism
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Apostles
Definition
Followers of Jesus
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Allah
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What muslims call God
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Hajj
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One of the 5 pillars of faith, muslims must take pilgrimage to Mecca at least once
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Religion
Definition
The organized system of beliefs, practices, and worship of 1 or more gods
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10 commandments
Definition
Laws given to Moses from God to the Hebrews
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Brahma
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1 of th 3 main gods of Hinduism, the creator of the universe
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Christianity
Definition

Origin: Middle East

Founder: Jesus Christ

Gods: God

Holy Book: Holy Bible

Beliefs: Only 1 god, loves and watches over us

Jesus Christ is the son of God and died for our sins

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Buddhism
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Origin: India/Nepal

Founder: Siddhartha Guatama

Gods: None

Sacred Books: Tripitaka

Beliefs: Person achieves happiness by detaching themselves from all worldly desires

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