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Klabunde History 11
World Religions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| India's ______ was created by the Aryans. | caste system |
| Who were the Aryans? | Indo-European nomadic peoples who created a new Indian society |
| Nirvana (state of sacred peace) is an aspect of what religion? | Buddhism |
| Why did the Untouchables have to tap two sticks together when they traveled outside of their quarters? | to warn others so they could avoid coming into contact with them. |
| Hinduism and Buddhism have a common belief in.... | ...reincarnation. |
| What is the writing of the Indian people? | Sanskrit |
| Sacred Hindu texts that consist of 4 collections of prayers, magical spells and ritual instructions. | Vedas |
| Hindu tradition: release from the cycle of reincarnation and the soul leaves this world and reunites with Brahman. | Moksha |
| In the Caste System most people belong to: | Sudras: peasants and manual laborers who have limited rights. |
| The sum affect of a person's deeds and actions during his/her life is: | Karma (enlightened one) |
| Sidhartha Guatama | Founder of Buddhism |
| The Buddha believed ______ caused all suffering. | Attachment to things of the world |
| Buddhist Religious Leader | Dalai Lama |
| Ordinary life brings about suffering. | 4 noble truths |
| Middle Way: | do everything in moderation |
| 8 Fold Path | a person should take specific steps such as having the right view, right mindfulness, and the right speech in order to get to enlightenment and salvation. |
| Buddhism is a __________, not a religion, because there are no gods to worship. | Philisophy |
| The Dalai Lama is living in exile in __________ as a result of the Chinese Invasion. | India |
| Pope | Religious leader of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Christian Religions Text | Bible |
| Parable | A story with a moral |
| Father, Son, and Holy Spirit | Trinity |
| One of a group of writings that tell the story of Jesus and make up the new testament of the Christian holy writings | Gospel |
| The Roman name of Saul; an early opponent of Christianity | Paul |
| a follower of Jesus. There were 12 of them. | Apostles |
| letters written in a Christian community | epistle |
| founder of Christianity | Jesus |
| The first bishop/pope | Peter |
| a coming back to life after being dead | resurrection |
| city of Jesus's birth | Bethlehem |
| Muslim sacred text | Quran |
| Allah's prophet; founder of Islam | Muhammad |
| Head scarf worn by Muslim women | hijab |
| month of fasting/one of the 5 pillars | Ramadan |
| no pork, no alcohol, no dishonest behavior, no gambling | Sharia Law |
| the duties expected by every Muslim | 5 pillars of Islam |
| black box located in Mecca; Abraham laid the cornerstone | Kaaba |
| Muslim place of worship | mosque |
| in 622 Muhammad fled to Medina where he gained followers | Hijrah |
| follower of the religion of Islam | Muslim |
| FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN THE WORLD TODAY: | ISLAM |
| 5 religions in this unit IN ORDER of most adherents: | 1. Christianity 2. Islam 3. Hinduism 4. Buddhism 5. Judaism |
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