Mrs. Carlson Social Studies Religion & Prehistory
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alms | a donation to the poor |
| anthropologist | a person who studies humans, especially the physical and cultrual characteristics, customs and social relationships |
| caliph | a Muslim religious and political leader |
| catechism | a handbook of questions and answers for teaching the principles of a religion |
| counselor | a person who advises |
| crusade | any of the wars fought during three centuries by the Christians of Europe against the Muslims |
| culture region | division of people based on a variety of factors such as language, religion, or customs and traditions |
| dogma | a body, or collection of beliefs |
| excommunicate | to punish by revoking the right to take part in church rituals |
| glasnost | a policy of openness in the Soviet Union that resulted in less secrecy about problems and weaknesses i Soviet society |
| heritage | a system of ways and beliefs handed down from one generation to another |
| initiation rite | the period of instruction and the ceremony with which a person is admitted into a group |
| kaaba | the central shrine of Islam |
| meditate | to spend time thinking quietly |
| parable | a brief story that teaches a moral lesson |
| persecute | to treat cruelly and unfairly |
| reincarnation | the continuation of a soul, upon the death of one body, into another body or form |
| sustenance | that which sustains life food or nourishment |
| spiritual | a religious folk song |
| tabernacle | a shrine or place of worship |
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