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29 Cards in this Set
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Axial Age |
the core ideas around which a society revolves
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Polytheistic |
belief in many gods
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Monotheistic
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belief in one god
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Hinduism
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polytheistic religion in India/karma/dharma/moksha/reincarnation |
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Karma
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the sum of good and bad deeds one performs in life
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Dharma
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the specific duty one is to perform in life
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Reincarnation
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the rebirth of the soul in a new body following death
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Buddhism
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Siddartha Guatama/8 Fold Path/4 Noble Truths/Nirvana
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Nirvana
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a state of oneness with the universe
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8 Fold Path/4 Noble Truths
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mindsets and rules Buddhists follow to achieve Nirvana
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Missionary
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Followers of a religion who spread the message to attract more followers |
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Confucianism
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philosophy in China based on filial piety
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Daoism
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Chinese religion based on being in harmony with nature
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Legalism
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the belief that man was inherently evil and strict laws and punishment are needed for them to behave properly
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Judaism
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monotheistic/10 Commandments/Torah/Synagogue |
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Ten Commandments
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10 laws that all Jews & Christians must follow if they want to life live properly |
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Torah
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the Jewish holy book
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Diaspora
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the spreading or scattering of the Jewish people across the globe
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Zoroastrianism
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Persian monotheistic religion that believed Earth was a battleground between God and Satan
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Christianity
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monotheistic religion/Jesus Christ/Bible/10 Commandments/Church
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Bible
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Christian holy book
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Edict of Milan in 313 CE
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made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire
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Islam
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monotheistic religion/Muhammad/Koran/Mosques/5 Pillars
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Koran
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Islamic holy book
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5 Pillars of Islam
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the five basic duties all Muslims must follow and perform
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Animism
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the belief that spirits exist in humans and in nature, popular in Africa
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Shintoism
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Japanese religion in which people worship spirits called kami that exist in all living and non-living things |
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Monasticism |
giving up one's old life to completely devote oneself to the teaching and practices of their religion |
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Syncretism |
the way in which a religion spreads and blends with other regions and cultures of the world |
