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Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam &Shinto

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Polytheistic   Believing in more than one god.  
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Monotheistic   Believing in one God.  
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Reincarnation   Hindus believe in a cycle of life, death and re-birth.  
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4 Noble Truths   The main beliefs of Buddhists.  
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8 Fold Path   The steps that Buddhists follow in order to reach nirvana.  
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Torah   The book (sacred writings) used by Jews.  
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Quran or Koran   The book (sacred writings) used by Muslims.  
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Mecca   The Arabian city where Islam began and the city all Muslims are supposed to make a pilgrimage to.  
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Muhammad   The man who founded Islam; he is also known as 'the Prophet'.  
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Exile   Refers to how many Jews were forced to leave their homeland of Jerusalem.  
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Diaspora   Refers to how the Jewish people are a scattered community who live in a variety of places.  
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Karma   The total of all a person's thoughts and actions. Hindus believe that it has future consequences.  
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China   The birthplace of Confucianism and Taoism.  
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India   The birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism.  
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Siddhartha Guatama   'The Buddha'. The man who founded Buddhism.  
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Abraham   The Hebrew leader who started the Jewish religion.  
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Moses   The Hebrew leader who wrote the Ten Commandments.  
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The 5 Pillars   The rules that all Muslims are supposed to follow.  
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10 Commandments   The rules that Jews and Christians follow.  
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Taoism   A Chinese philosophy based on humility, and connecting with nature  
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Japan   The birthplace of the Shinto religion.  
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