| A | B |
|---|
| monotheism | belief in one God |
| polytheism | belief in more than one god |
| non-theistic | a religion that does not focus on the worship of a god. Buddhism |
| atheism | belief that tere are no gods and no supernatural world |
| animism | worship of nature spirits instead of one particular god |
| 10 Commandments | God's laws for Jews-given to Moses. also followed by Christians |
| Torah | Jewish holy book. |
| messiah | savior. Christians believe Jesus is the messiah |
| Bible | Christian holy. Old and New Testaments |
| Kaaba | shrine in Mecca-holiest place for Muslims |
| Koran | holy book of Islam |
| jihad | holy war/Islam |
| 5 Pillars | Faith, prayer, pilgramage, alms, fasting during Ramadan |
| Ramadan | month Mohammad received revelations from Allah/Muslims fast during this month |
| caste system | social hierarchy in India. Each level is called a varna |
| reincarnation | to have your soul come back in a different form after death |
| Vedas | holy writings of Hinduism |
| Four Noble Truths | suffering exists, desire causes suffering, no desire=no suffering, the way to end desires is to live by the 8 fold path/Buddhism |
| Eightfold Path | the 8 ways to live that Gautama came up with that would end desires and end suffering |
| nirvana | nothingness-when your spirit ends reincarnation and becomes one with the universe/ultimate goal of Buddhism |
| Middle East | Judaism, Christianity, Islam started in this region |
| Jerusalem | holiest city for Jews, home of ancient Jewish temple, where Muhammad left earth for heaven |
| Mecca | holiest city of Islam |
| Medina | 2nd holiest city of Islam, where Mohammad fled after he left Mecca |
| Saudi Arabia | modern day name of country in which Islam started |
| India | where Hinduism and Buddhism began |
| China | country today with the most Buddhists. Buddhism taken there by Asoka |
| Abraham | founder of Judaism/made covenant with/his people would get Canaan if they followed god |
| Hebrews | name for the ancient Jewish people |
| Jesus of Nazareth | founder of Christianity |
| Allah | Islamic name for God |
| Muhammad | founder of Islam |
| Muslims | a follower of Islam |
| Siddhartha Gautama | Indian prince, became enlightened and then founded Buddhism |
| Buddha | means Enlightened one. nickname of Gautama |
| Asoka | an Indian ruler who converted To Buddhism and spread Buddhism throughout eastern Asia |
| Pope | head of the Catholic Church |
