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ECA social studies

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Torah   The Jewish Holy book is known as the ______  
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Hebrews   An ancient name of the Jewish people  
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Dharma   "It is better to do your ___ poorly is better than doing another's well." Hint: the Hindu belief that is tied to an individual's purpose in life related to virtue, righteousness and duty.  
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Caste system   A social structure based on birth and connected to the belief of reincarnation and karma  
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Brahman   The main god of Hinduism  
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Hinduism   A religion that developed in India over many centuries; it traces its roots to older traditions, such as Vedic beliefs and Brahmanism  
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Monotheism   Belief in one god  
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Caliph   the ruler of a Muslim community  
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Baptized   To symbolize their welcome into Christianity, followers are often ________  
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Bible   The sacred text of the Christian’s  
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Judaism   According to Jewish teaching, the religion of ________ began around 1950 B.C.E  
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Samsara   The cycle of death and rebirth is known as  
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The Vedas   The _____ is the Hindu sacred text based on Aryan beliefs.  
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Polytheism   Belief in many gods is  
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Abraham   According to Jewish teachings, established a covenant with God leading to the beginning of Judaism  
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Moksha   release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma.  
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Nirvana   Achieving _____ is the result of eliminating desire by following the Eightfold Path.  
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Hindu   Someone who believes/follows Hinduism.  
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Buddhism   The religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama is  
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Disciples   The original 12 followers of Jesus that spread his teachings after his death were called _________________  
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Five Pillars of Faith   the declaration of faith (shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawm) and pilgrimage (hajj) – constitute the basic norms of Islamic practice.  
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Resurrection   The ______________________ refers to the belief that Jesus came back to life after three days.  
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Trade routes   a route followed by traders  
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Gentile   As a smaller religion, Jews have faced struggles when being scattered among non-Jewish (also known as __________) lands.  
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Imam   the person who leads prayers in a mosque. a title of various Muslim leaders, especially of one succeeding Muhammad as leader of Shiite Islam.  
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Talmud   The central sacred text of Judaism that provides a guide for living is the ____________  
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Islam   the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.  
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Nepal   ________ is to Buddhism as India is to Hinduism. It is a place in the world that Buddhism was in.  
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Moses   According to Jewish teachings, a prophet who led the Hebrews out of Egypt  
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Covenant   A key central belief of Judaism is the _________, which was an unbreakable agreement in which Abraham promised that he and his descendants would worship God  
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Theodosius the Great   Christianity finally became the official religion of the Roman Empire under the rule of _______________  
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Gospels   These accounts of Jesus' teaching were recorded by his followers  
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Solomon   According to Jewish teachings, considered a wise and wealthy king who built a great temple  
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Sabbath   The Jewish day of rest in which Jews are not supposed to work from sunset on Friday until sun rise on Saturday is known as __________  
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Enlightenment   While meditating under the bodhi tree, Siddhartha achieved _____ and became the Buddha.  
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Ten Commandments   According to Judaism, the laws given to Moses were known as the ____________  
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Christianity   ____________________ is a religion that is based on the life and teachings of Jesus  
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