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Eightfold Path to Enlightenment | a basic belief of Buddhism; the only way to reach Nirvana |
Buddhism | the religion currently located in East and Southeast Asia, but started in India and spread through missionaries sent by Asoka |
Four Noble Truths | the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism |
Jesus Christ | founder of Christianity |
karma | the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation |
Koran | the sacred text of Islam |
monotheism | belief in a single God |
Muhammad | founder of Islam |
New Testament | the sacred text of Christianity |
polytheism | belief in multiple Gods |
reincarnation | a basic belief of Hinduism, that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death |
Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Buddhism |
Torah | the sacred text of Judaism |
Mecca and Medina | holy cities for the Islamic religion |
Hinduism | the oldest religion, founded in India |
Islam | the religion currently located in the Middle East, Africa and Asia |
Judaism | the monotheistic religion that uses the Star of David as a symbol, and worship in synagogues |
Christianity | the religion founded by Jesus Christ, and based around the belief of salvation through the Messiah and life after death |
Five Pillars of Islam | the basic duties of Islam, including faith in Allah and Muhammad, fasting, charity or almsgiving, prayer and pilgrimage to Mecca |