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Ch 6 KI 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Judaism | Religion that began in modern Israel by Abraham, is monotheistic and uses the Torah as one of its holy texts |
| Christianity | Religion that's monotheistic, believes Jesus was the messiah, uses the Bible as its' holy text |
| Islam | Religion that is monotheistic, started by the Prophet Muhammad, uses the Qu'ran as holy text |
| Buddhism | Religion started by Siddhartha in India, believes in reincarnation and following the Middle Way |
| Hinduism | Religion that's polytheistic, highest number of followers in India, believes in reincarnation |
| Agnosticism | Belief that nothing can be known about whether God exists |
| Animism | Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life |
| Atheism | Belief that God does not exist |
| Branch | A large and fundamental division within a religion |
| Denomination | A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body |
| Ethnic Religion | A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated |
| Monotheism | The doctrine of or belief in the existence of only one god |
| Pagan | A follower of a polytheistic religion |
| Polytheism | Belief in or worship of more than one god |
| Sect | A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination |
| Syncretic | A religion that combines several traditions |
| Universalizing Religion | A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location |