World Religions
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World Geography and Cultures pp 80-99
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism |
| Buddhists | Believe in 4 Noble Truths and Eightfold Path |
| Tripitaka | collection of sacred Buddhist texts |
| Nirvana | goal Buddhists hope to achieve where individuals are free from ignorance, greed and suffering |
| Bodhi Tree | sacred site where Buddha is thought to have achieved enlightenment |
| Jesus | Founder of Christianity |
| Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism | 3 forms of Christianity |
| Bible | sacred text of Christianity |
| Basic Christian beliefs | There is one God, Jesus is the Son of God, both human and divine, people can achieve eternal life by faith in Jesus and his teachings |
| Confucianism | Not really a religion but a philosophy |
| Analects | book of the teachings of Confucius |
| Yin-yang | sacred symbol of Confucianism representing the dark and light in life and how they act together to balance one another |
| Cross or crucifix | sacred symbol of Christianity |
| Christmas, Good Friday, Easter | Christian holidays commemorating events in the life of Jesus |
| Temple at Qufu in China | sacred site where followers gather to celebrate the birthday of Confucius |
| Hinduism | oldest of the world's major living religions |
| Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva | some of the more famous Hindu gods |
| reincarnation | continual rebirth of the soul in various forms determined by the good or evil actions performed in past lives |
| Vedas | hymns, prayers, and speculations that make up the most significant Hindu religious texts |
| "Om" | sound often chanted during Hindu prayer, mantras, and rituals |
| Ganges River | sacred site where Hindus bathe to purify their souls |
| Muhammad | founder of Islam |
| 5 Pillars | rules that Muslims must follow and live by, including prayer, fasting, giving to the poor |
| Quran | sacred text of Islam |
| Makkah | holy city of Islam, which Muslims who are physically and finacially able should visit |
| Ramadan | holy month of fasting for Muslims |
| Abraham | founder of Judaism |
| Orthodox, Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist | 4 branches of Judaism |
| Torah | 5 books of Moses and Psalms that are also part of the Christian Bible |
| Yom Kippur | holiest day in Jewish calendar when Jews hope to gain forgiveness from God for their sins |
| Judaism | thought to be the first monotheistic religion |
| Nanak | founder of Sikhism |
| Sikhism | forbids discrimination on the basis of class, color, religion, caste, or gender |
| Adi Granth | collection of writings by Sikh gurus as well as some Hindu and Muslim saints |
| Golden Temple in Amritsar | sacred site and spiritual capital of Sikhism |
| Shinto | world's largest indigenous religion |
| Dreamtime | Australian aboriginal belief that ancestors sprang from the earth and created all people, plant and animal life |
| Great Spirit | "deity" of most Native American groups who, with other spirits, influences all aspects of life and are known through acts of nature |
| Menorah | Sacred symbol used in the Jewish celebration of Hannukah |
| Judaism | its followers believe they should pursue justice and live ethical lives to usher in an era of universal peace |
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