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28 Cards in this Set
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Holy book of Judaism?
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The Torah
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Founder of Judaism?
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Abraham
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Judaism beliefs?
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Gan Eden, 10 Commandments.
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Holy place of Judaism?
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Israel
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Location: Judaism
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Middle East
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Founder: Christianity
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Paul
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Location:Christianity
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Roman Empire
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Holy text of Islam?
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Koran
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Founder of Islam?
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Mohammad
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Location: Islam?
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Arabian Peninsula
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Hinduism: Mono or Polytheistic?
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Both.
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Goal of Hinduism?
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To reach Moksha
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What are the branched out "gods" in Hinduism called?
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Devas
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Beliefs of Hinduism
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-Karma
-Dharma -Moksha -Samsara |
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Location: Hinduism?
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India
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Location: Buddhism
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Started in India
Practiced in China, Japan, SE Asia, Nepal |
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Goal of Buddhism?
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To reach Nirvana
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Founder of Buddhism?
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Siddartha Guatama (Buddha)
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What is the Path to Nirvana?
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A path believed to end suffering in the Buddhist faith.
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Afghanistan:
-Type of war? -Who's fighting? -Casualties? |
-Civil / Interstate war
-Taliban vs. Northern alliance -3,000 since 2001 |
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Congo:
-Type of war? -Who's fighting? -Casualties? |
-Civil / Interstate
-8 countries vs. 25 armed groups -5.4 million - 45,000 die monthly |
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Libya:
-Type of war? -Who's fighting? -Casualties? |
-Civil war
-Government vs. rebel groups -2,000 - 30,000 |
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Iraq:
-Type of war? -Who's fighting? -Casualties? |
-Interstate war
-Iraq vs. UN / Iraq vs. Coalition Insurgents. -over 5,000 (our side) |
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Israel:
-Type of war? -Who's fighting? -Casualties? |
-Colonial war
-Israel vs. Palestine -more than 13,000 |
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N. Korea
-Type of war? -Who's fighting? -Casualties? |
-Interstate
-north & south Korea -1.9 million (Korean war) |
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Pakistan/ India:
-Type of war? -Who's fighting? -Casualties? |
-Interstate/ Colonial war
-Pakistan vs. India over Kasmir -25,000 since 1989 |
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Rwanda:
-Type of war? -Who's fighting? -Casualties? |
-Civil war
-Tutsi vs. Hutu -500,000 - 1 million |
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Sudan:
-Type of war? -Who's fighting? -Casualties? |
-Civil
-Government vs. Rebel groups -400,000 as of 2006 |
