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57 Cards in this Set
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Madrasah
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Schools that teach a conservative version of Islam to kids and nurture hatred towards us |
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Major changes Afghanistan experienced starting in 1963
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A constitution was put together to form a constitutional monarchy. Granted women equality and they started to have jobs. Then democratic optimism started to decline, the nation was plunged into 23 years of warfare due to king being overtrown, constitution abolished, and military coup taking over. |
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Major resources in Kazakhstan
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The biggest resouce is Oil -17.6 Billion barrels of it |
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One-Man Stan
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Turkmenistan is the "one man stan" due to everything in the country being dictated by one ruler |
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Pakistan-Military Spending
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Military gets 30% of government budget |
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Balfour Declaration
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Stated Britains support for creation of a Jewish Homeland in Palestine w/o violating rights of Arabs living there |
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Israel-Palestine land divisions, refugee camps, majority/minority ethnic groups
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Refugee camps in Lebanon Jordan and Syria. Majority of people in Israel were Jewish, majority in Palestine were Arab |
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Sikes-Picot Agreement
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Between France and Great Britain - An agreement to split the Ottoman empire between them instead of the Arabs like originally planned |
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World War l - Central Powers, Allies
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Central Powers: Germany, Austria, Hungary Ottoman Empire Allies: Great Britain, France, Russia |
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Zionism
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Branch of Jewish faith |
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Abraham
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Founder of Judaism, communicated with god.
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Catholicism
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Oldest and largest branch of Christianity. Led by the Pope.
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Eastern Orthodox
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A group of churches, most of which are associated with a particular country. The patriarch of Constantinople is the general representative, but each church is independent and selects its own head.
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Protestantism Christianity
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Second largest branch
Divided into many dif churches |
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Christianity - origins
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Grew out of Judaism, Jesus was the founder.
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Christmas
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Birth of Jesus Honored with a special church service |
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Easter
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The feast of the Resurrection of Jesus.
Honored with a special church service |
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Eid
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Marks end of Ramadan |
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Ramadan
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Fourth pillar of Islam. During the days of this month, eating, drinking, and smoking during the day are forbidden.
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Islam- origins
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Muhammad(founder) was chosen by the god Allah to be a prophet
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Jesus
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Founder of Christianity
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Judaism - Origins
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Originated from Abraham(Prophet)
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Koran - Language, Message
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Holy Book of Islam It is a collection of the revelations Muhammad received. Tells Muhammad's followers what to believe in and how to live |
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Mecca
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Holy city of Islam, where every mosque is pointed to
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Muhammad
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Founder of Islam. Was a prophet chosen by Allah
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New Testament - language, message
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One of the two books of the bible. tells the story of Jesus |
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Orthodox Jews
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Most traditional branch, believe that Judaism should be practiced just as it was in ancient times. |
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Rosh Hashanah
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The new year |
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Yom Kippur |
The Day of Atonement, the most solemn and important of Jewish holidays
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Passover
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Commemorates the escape from Egyptian bondage
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Sabbath
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Jews observe this period of holiness and rest from sunset on Friday to nightfall on Saturday |
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Sacraments (Baptism, Communion)
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Communion: members of a Christian church eat bread and drink wine in memory of the final meal Jesus had with his followers
Baptism: a ritual that brings a person into the community of believers. Involves water, many different forms |
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Shi'a
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Believe that Muslim leadership belonged to 'Ali's descendants alone.
Believe truths of Koran revealed only thru a community leader called the imam. Interpretations by other people not accepted |
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Sunni
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Follow sayings of Muhammad and emphasize community
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Synagogue
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Jewish house of worship, also a community gathering place. Leader known as a rabbi, heart of worship is reading of the Torah |
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The 5 Pillars of Islam
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1: There is one God and Muhammad was his prophet 2: Prayer- Muslims pray 5 times a day. On Fridays gather at a communal place of worship called a mosque 3: Charity 4: Fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan 5: Make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once |
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Torah - Language, message
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One of the holy books of Judaism, an explanation of God's laws
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British colonialism
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Positive Effects: Built Railroads and roads, improved schools Negative Effects: Caused millions of Indians to loose their jobs, British did not treat Indians as equals |
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British Independence
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Happened in 1947, caused India to be divided into to seperate states, Pakistan and India |
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Ganges
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Belief that the river is holy due to it being a manifestation of a god. Cleanses your soul if you bathe in it |
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Textile Industry
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Indias textile industry was damaged by British Colonialism b/c colonial system imported raw cloth to Britain, made it into refined cloth, and then shipped it back to India to be sold |
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The "Partition"
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When India split into 2 states - India and Pakistan Caused a huge migration in which many people died |
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Buddhism - Causes of suffering, Nirvana
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3 causes of suffering - old age, disease, death Nirvana - achieved through meditation |
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Caste System
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The system that dictates how high up you are in society. Goal is to move up, unite with Brahmin |
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Founded by Guru Nanak Dev in the 1400s
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Sikhism
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Four Noble Truths
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Teachings of Buddah, what Buddists have to follow
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Eightfold Path
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The path to enlightenment in Buddhism
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Hinduism - Origins, geographic distribution
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Originated in Indus River Valley. Large populations of Hindus in India (80%), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia |
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Indus River Valley
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Place where Hinguism originated in 1400s |
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Jainism - Belief Emphasis
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Belief in complete non violence, Pantheism, truth, non stealing, celibacy, non-possesiveness |
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Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation
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Karma - If you do good deeds you will be rewarded, affects how good your next life will be Dharma - Someones potential, if you complete your Dharma you get good karma Reincarnation - The belief you are reborn after death |
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Siddhartha Guatama
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Founder of Buddhism. Was a prince until he saw suffering which caused him to start a religion that believed in the Middle Way |
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Sikhism - Origins, Guru Nanak Dev
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Founded by Guru Nanak Dev in 1400s. Was started as a movement to combine Hinduism and Islam
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Church |
Sunday most common day of worship. Services usually include bible readings and a sermon and a ceremony called communion. |
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Mosque |
Islam place of worship. Person called Muezzin calls for prayer and chants from a raised platform. Believers gather to pray, listen to portions of the Koran, and hear a sermon based on the text. |
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Reform Jews |
Do not participate in all the ceremonies that are observed by Orthodox |
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Conservative Jews |
Uphold many ancient traditions but have made some changes in their religious practices |
