Chapter 7 Vocab

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religions

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a system of beliefs and practices

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secularism

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idea that ethnical and moral standards should be formulated, adhered for life on Earth

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monotheistic religion

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belief system in which supreme being is ravered as creator of all that exist in the universe

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polytheistic religion

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belief system multiple deities are revered as creators and arbiters

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animistic religion

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belief inanimate object suh as hills, trees, and other natural landscape possess souls

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universalizing religion

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belief system espouses the idea that there is one true religion

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ethnic religion

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religion particular to ine culturally distinct group of people

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hinduism

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one of the oldest religion

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caste system

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strict social segregation of people on the basis of ancestry and occupation

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buddhism religion

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belief that enlightement would come through knowledge

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shintoism

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focuses on nature and ancestor worship

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taoism

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focuses proper form form of political rule and on the oneness of humanity and nature

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feng shui

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chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs

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confucianism

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philosophy of ethnics, education, public service based on the writings of confucius

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judaism

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religion with its roots in the teachings of abraham who is credited with uniting his people to worship only 1 god

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diaspora

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describing forceful or voluntary dispersal of a people from their homeland to a new place

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zionism

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movement to unite jewish people of the dispora and to established national homeland for them

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christianity religion

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based on the teachings of jesus

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eastern orthodox

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one of the 3 major brance of christianity

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roman catholic

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one of the three major branch of christianity