| A | B |
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| Christianity | religion beleives that Jesus Christ is the son, and savior |
| Jesus | the Messiah, son of God, according to the Christian, born around 1 AD |
| Bible | religous text of the Christians, includesn both ther Old and the New Testament |
| sects | Orthadoxy, Cathlocism,Protestanism |
| Church | Christian house of worship |
| priest | local religious leader in the Carholic faith |
| Judaism | first monotheistic religion |
| Abraham | first prophet, led early Hebrews to beleif in Yhwh |
| temple | Jewish house of worship |
| sects | Orthodox, Conservative, Reform |
| Torah | holy book of Judaism, same as first five books of Old Testament |
| holy sites | Western Wall |
| rabbi | religious leader in the Jewish faith |
| Islam | religion which began hwgen Allah revealed himself to Mohammad |
| Mohammad | first leader of the Muslim faith |
| Koran | Holy book of the Muslims |
| sects | Sunni, shi 'ite |
| holy sites | Mecca,Medina, Jerusalem |
| mosque | Muslim house of worship |
| caliph | religious guide of the Muslims |
| Five Pillars | 1. Alms (give to the poor) 2. Pilgrimige to Mecca 3. Prayer 5 x a day 4. Fasting during Ramadan 5. FaithP: profess faith,surrender to Allah |
| Buddhism | religion began in India by Siddhartha Gautama, spread throughout Asia |
| Siddartha Gautama | the Buddha, or enlightened one, left a life of luxury to contemplate the meaning of suffering |
| Four Noble Truths | 1. all life is suffering 2. suffering is caused by desire 3. to end suffering, desire 4. to end desire,follow the eigthfold path |
| Nirvana | state of wanting nothing, the goal of Buddhists |
| reincarnation | rebirth, a continuous cycle of life |
| Confucianism | philosophy founded in ancient China, taught that respects and honor were the key to a strong civilization |
| the five basic relationships | 1. subject respects ruler 2. son respects father 3. wife repects husband 4. younger brother repsects older sibling 5. friends respect one another |
| filial piety | Confucius teaching that one must honor and obey those above them in age or social standing |
| Taoism | ancient Chinese philosphy which followed nature |
| yin-yang | Taois that balance is the key to happiness |
| respect for nature | key idea of Taoism,because nature does not question its role |
| Mongols | great conquerors of Asia in the 12th-14th Centuries. controlled China,India,Middle East,Southwest Asia, and Russia |
| Genghis Khan | Mongol warrior and leader who united the vast empire 1200-1227 |
| Kublai Khan | Mongol conqueror and ruler of China 1260-1294 |
| Khan | a Mongol leader |
| Mongol (Yuan) dynasty | one of two groups to conquer China,ruled from Ming dynasty |
| Forbidden City | Beijing, built by the Ming, as an imposing and impressive capital city Manchu (Qing) |
| geographic isolation | allowed China to develope independently... Himalayas,Pacific,Gobi Desert,and Kunlun |
